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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skuldiz

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

Alternative forms

  • *skulþiz

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskul.diz/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *skéltis, from Proto-Indo-European *skel- (to be obliged, be beholden to, owe, be guilty), equivalent to Proto-Germanic *skulaną (to be obligated, owe) + *-þiz. Cognate with Lithuanian kaltė (guilt).

Noun

*skuldiz f

  1. obligation
  2. debt
  3. fault, blame, guilt
Inflection
i-stemDeclension of *skuldiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *skuldiz *skuldīz
vocative *skuldi *skuldīz
accusative *skuldį *skuldinz
genitive *skuldīz *skuldijǫ̂
dative *skuldī *skuldimaz
instrumental *skuldī *skuldimiz
Synonyms
  • *skuldaz
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Derived from *skulaną (to owe).

Adjective

*skuldiz

  1. bound, obliged
Inflection


Descendants
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