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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skeutaz

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

Derived from *skeutaną (to shoot).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskeu̯.tɑz/

Adjective

*skeutaz

  1. fast, swift, ready

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *skeut
    • Old English: sċēot
      • Middle English: shete, sheyte
      • Middle English: schete (quickly, easily, adverb)
  • Old Norse: skjótr

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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