Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skilp

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

Borrowed from Latin scirpus.

Noun

*skilp m

1. reed, rush

   Synonyms: *beusu, *riskijā, *ruskijā

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*skilp
Genitive	*skilpas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*skilp	*skilpō, *skilpōs
Accusative	*skilp	*skilpā
Genitive	*skilpas	*skilpō
Dative	*skilpē	*skilpum
Instrumental	*skilpu	*skilpum

Alternative reconstructions

• *skilup

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *skilp
  • Middle Low German: schelp, schilp
• Old Dutch: *scilf
  • Middle Dutch: *scelf
    • Dutch: schelf
• Old High German: skiluf, sciluf
  • Middle High German: schilf
    • German: Schilf