Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skaiþan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skaiþaną.

Verb

*skaiþan

to separate

Inflection

Strong class 7a
Infinitive	*skaiþan
1st sg. past	*skēþ
3rd pl. past	*skēdun
Past ptcple	*skaidan
Infinitive	*skaiþan
Genitive infin.	*skaiþannjas
Dative infin.	*skaiþannjē
Instrum. infin.	*skaiþannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*skaiþu	*skēþ
2nd singular	*skaiþiʀi	*skēdī
3rd singular	*skaiþidi	*skēþ
1st plural	*skaiþum	*skēdum
2nd plural	*skaiþid	*skēdud
3rd plural	*skaiþand	*skēdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*skaiþē	*skēdī
2nd singular	*skaiþēs	*skēdī
3rd singular	*skaiþē	*skēdī
1st plural	*skaiþēm	*skēdīm
2nd plural	*skaiþēþ	*skēdīd
3rd plural	*skaiþēn	*skēdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*skaiþ
Plural	*skaiþid
	Present	Past
Participle	*skaiþandī	*skaidan

Descendants

Old English: sċēadan, sċādan
- Middle English: sheden, scheden, schoden
  - English: shed
  - Scots: sched, scheid, schade
Old Frisian: skētha
- Saterland Frisian: skeede
- West Frisian: skiede
Old Saxon: skēthan
- Middle Low German: schēden, scheiden
  - German Low German: scheden
  - → Swedish: skeda
Old Dutch: skeithan
- Middle Dutch: scheiden
  - Dutch: scheiden
    - Afrikaans: skei
  - Limburgish: sjèjje
Old High German: skeidan
- Middle High German: scheiden
  - Alemannic German: scheide
  - German: scheiden
  - Luxembourgish: scheeden