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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skawwōną

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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (to heed, look, feel, take note of). Cognate with Latin cavēre (to beware, heed).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑw.wɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*skawwōną

  1. to look, see, watch

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *skauwōn
    • Old English: sċēawian
      • Middle English: schawen, schewen, schowen; scheawing, scewing
      • Old English: sċēawung
        • Middle English: schawung, shawing, schewinge, schewynge
        • Old French: escauvinghe, escauwage; scawageour
    • Old Frisian: skāwia, skōwia, skōia
      • Saterland Frisian: skauje
      • West Frisian: skôgje, skoaie, skouje
    • Old Saxon: skauwōn
    • Old Dutch: scouwon
    • Old High German: skouwōn, scouwōn
  • Old Norse: skygna
  • Proto-Finnic:
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