Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skauba-

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈskɑu̯.βɑ/

Noun

*skauba-

sheaf; bundle

Derived terms

*skaubą (North Germanic)

Descendants

Old Norse: skauf
- Danish: skæv
- Icelandic: skauf

Derived terms

*skaubaz (West Germanic)

Descendants

Old English: sċēaf
- Middle English: scheef
  - English: sheaf
  - Scots: schefe, scheif
Old Frisian: *skāf
- West Frisian: skeaf
Old Saxon: skōf
- Middle Low German: schôf
  - German Low German: Schoov
Old Dutch: *skōf
- Middle Dutch: scoef, schoof
  - Dutch: schoof
Old High German: scoub
- Middle High German: schoup
  - German: Schaub