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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skaiþōną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *skaiþiz (sheath) + *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑi̯.θɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*skaiþōną[1]

  1. to sheath

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *skaiþōn
    • Old English: *sċēaþian
      • Middle English: shethen
  • Old Norse: skeiða

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*skaiþōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 332
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