Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skamu
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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]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *skamō.
Noun[edit]
*skamu f[1]
Inflection[edit]
| ō-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *skamu | |
| Genitive | *skamā | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *skamu | *skamō |
| Accusative | *skamā | *skamā |
| Genitive | *skamā | *skamō |
| Dative | *skamē | *skamōm, *skamum |
| Instrumental | *skamu | *skamōm, *skamum |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: sċamu, sċeamu, sċomu, sċeomu
- Old Frisian: skame, scome, skome
- Old Saxon: skama
- Old Dutch: scama
- Old High German: scama
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 207: “PWGmc *skamu”