Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skīn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skīnaz, *skīną.

Noun

*skīn m

1. shine, glint

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*skīn
Genitive	*skīnas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*skīn	*skīnō, *skīnōs
Accusative	*skīn	*skīnā
Genitive	*skīnas	*skīnō
Dative	*skīnē	*skīnum
Instrumental	*skīnu	*skīnum

Derived terms

• *sunnōnskīn

Related terms

• *skīnan
• *skīnā

Descendants

• Old English: sċīn
  • Middle English: shīn
    • English: shine
    • Scots: schine, schyne
• Old Frisian: skīn
  • Saterland Frisian: Skien
  • West Frisian: skyn
• Old Saxon: skīn
  • Middle Low German: schîn
    • German Low German: Schien
• Old Dutch: *skīn
  • Middle Dutch: scijn, schine, schijn
    • Dutch: schijn
• Old High German: skīn
  • Middle High German: schīn
    • German: Schein