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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skōhslą
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Possibly from Pre-Germanic *skōkslom, a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *skek- (“to move, stir”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *skāxslom (“demon, supernatural being”). On the other hand, if the change -Vxsl- > -Vːxsl- is regular in Celtic, this would represent an early borrowing from Celtic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskɔːx.slɑ̃/
Noun
*skōhslą n
- an evil spirit, demon
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *skōhslą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *skōhslą | *skōhslō | |
| vocative | *skōhslą | *skōhslō | |
| accusative | *skōhslą | *skōhslō | |
| genitive | *skōhslas, *skōhslis | *skōhslǫ̂ | |
| dative | *skōhslai | *skōhslamaz | |
| instrumental | *skōhslō | *skōhslamiz | |
Related terms
- *skekkô/*skukkô
Descendants
- Gothic: 𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌷𐍃𐌻 (skōhsl)
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 340