Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skuwwô
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ *(s)ḱuh₃-nés (“(one's) shadow, reflection”), from *(s)ḱeh₃w- (“shadow”) + *-ō. Alternatively from or influenced in meaning by Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (“to perceive, observe”)[1].
Noun
edit*skuwwô m[1]
Related terms
editDerived terms
edit- *skuwwijaną (“to give shade”)
Descendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *skūwō
- Old Norse: skuggi
- Gothic: 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰 (skuggwa)
- → Proto-Finnic: *kuva (“image”)