Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skerp

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 *skerpan. Compare Old Norse skreppa (“backpack, scrip”).

Noun

*skerp n

1. that which is cut
2. garment

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*skerp
Genitive	*skerpas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*skerp	*skerpu
Accusative	*skerp	*skerpu
Genitive	*skerpas	*skerpō
Dative	*skerpē	*skerpum
Instrumental	*skerpu	*skerpum

Derived terms

• *skirpijan

Descendants

• Old English: sċeorp
• → Medieval Latin: scerpa
  • → Old High German: scirpa