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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skiwô
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)keuH- (“to cover, bedeck”). Cognate with Old Irish ceó (“sky, heaven”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈski.wɔːː/
Noun
*skiwô m
- cloud cover, haze
- cloud
- sky
Inflection
masculine an-stemDeclension of *skiwô (masculine an-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *skiwô | *skiwaniz | |
vocative | *skiwô | *skiwaniz | |
accusative | *skiwanų | *skiwanunz | |
genitive | *skiwiniz | *skiwanǫ̂ | |
dative | *skiwini | *skiwammaz | |
instrumental | *skiwinē | *skiwammiz |
Derived terms
- *skiwją
Descendants
- Old English: sċēo
- Middle English: scheu, schew
- Old Saxon: scio, skio
- Old Norse: *skew, *skiw
- Middle English: skew, skiw, skyw