Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skittjā

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 *skiti +‎ *-jā.

Noun

*skittjā f

1. excretion, defecation

   Synonym: *skiti

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*skittjā
Genitive	*skittjōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*skittjā	*skittjōn
Accusative	*skittjōn	*skittjōn
Genitive	*skittjōn	*skittjōnō
Dative	*skittjōn	*skittjōm, *skittjum
Instrumental	*skittjōn	*skittjōm, *skittjum

Descendants

• Old English: sċitte
  • Middle English: schite (conflated with *skitiz)
• Old Dutch: *skitta
  • Middle Dutch: schitte
    • Dutch: schit (dialectal; conflated with *skitiz)