Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skinubain

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 *skinu (“shin”) +‎ *bain (“bone”).

Noun

*skinubain n

shinbone, shin

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*skinubain
Genitive	*skinubainas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*skinubain	*skinubainu
Accusative	*skinubain	*skinubainu
Genitive	*skinubainas	*skinubainō
Dative	*skinubainē	*skinubainum
Instrumental	*skinubainu	*skinubainum

Descendants

Old English: sċinbān
- Middle English: schineboon, schinbone
  - English: shinbone
Old Saxon:
- Middle Low German:
  - German Low German:
    Altmärkisch: Schä̂nbên
  - → Danish: skinneben
  - → Swedish: skenben
Old Dutch:
- Middle Dutch:
  - Dutch: sheenbeen
Old High German: skinabein
- Middle High German: schinbein, schinebein
  - German: Schienbein
  - Alemannic German: Schinbein
  - Hunsrik: Schienbeen