Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skinkô

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

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)keng- (“to limp; be inclined; aslant”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈskiŋ.kɔːː/

Noun

*skinkô m

thigh; shank

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *skinkô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*skinkô	*skinkaniz
vocative	*skinkô	*skinkaniz
accusative	*skinkanų	*skinkanunz
genitive	*skinkiniz	*skinkanǫ̂
dative	*skinkini	*skinkammaz
instrumental	*skinkinē	*skinkammiz

Derived terms

*skinkilaz

Related terms

*skankaz
*skankijaną
*skankilaz
*skankô
*skankōną
*skunkô

Descendants

Old English: *sċenċ
- Middle English: schench, shench
Old Frisian: *skinka (or from Low German)
- Saterland Frisian: Skinke
- West Frisian: skinke
Old Saxon: skinka f
- Middle Low German: schinke, schink
  - German Low German: Schinke, Schink
  - Plautdietsch: Schinkjen
  - → English: skink
Old Dutch: *skinko
- Middle Dutch: schinke
  - Dutch: schink
Old High German: scinko
- Middle High German: schinke
  - German: Schinken
    - → Polish: szynka (or from Low German)
  - Luxembourgish: Schank (regular i > a)
⇒ Germanic: *skinkīnaz
- Old English: sċenċen