Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skankil

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 *skankō +‎ *-il.

Noun

*skankil m

1. thigh, shank

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*skankil
Genitive	*skankilas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*skankil	*skankilō, *skankilōs
Accusative	*skankil	*skankilā
Genitive	*skankilas	*skankilō
Dative	*skankilē	*skankilum
Instrumental	*skankilu	*skankilum

Related terms

• *skinkō

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *skenkil
  • Middle Low German: schenkel
    • German Low German:

      Westmünsterländisch: Schenkel

• Old Dutch: *skenkil
  • Middle Dutch: scenkel, schenkel
    • Dutch: schenkel
• Old High German: *skenkil
  • Middle High German: schenkel
    • German: Schenkel