Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skuddjan

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 edit

Alternative reconstructions edit

Etymology edit

Unclear, attested in West Germanic only, possibly related to Lithuanian kutė́ti (to shake)

Verb edit

*skuddjan[2]

  1. to shake
  2. to shiver

Inflection edit

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *skuddjan
1st sg. past *skuddā
Infinitive *skuddjan
Genitive infin. *skuddjannjas
Dative infin. *skuddjannjē
Instrum. infin. *skuddjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *skuddju *skuddā
2nd singular *skudisi *skuddēs, *skuddōs
3rd singular *skudiþi *skuddē, *skuddā
1st plural *skuddjum *skuddum
2nd plural *skudiþ *skuddud
3rd plural *skuddjanþ *skuddun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *skuddjē *skuddī
2nd singular *skuddjēs *skuddī
3rd singular *skuddjē *skuddī
1st plural *skuddjēm *skuddīm
2nd plural *skuddjēþ *skuddīd
3rd plural *skuddjēn *skuddīn
Imperative Present
Singular *skudi
Plural *skudiþ
Present Past
Participle *skuddjandī *skudd

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*skuđđjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 345
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*skudjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 449