Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skīn

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 *skīnaz.

Noun

*skīn m

shine, glint

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*skīn
Genitive	*skīnas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*skīn	skīnō, skīnōs
Accusative	*skīn	*skīnā
Genitive	*skīnas	*skīnō
Dative	*skīnē	*skīnum
Instrumental	*skīnu	*skīnum

Derived terms

*sunnōnskīn

Descendants

Old English: sċīn
- Middle English: shīn
  - English: shine
Old Frisian: skīn
- West Frisian: skyn
Old Saxon: skīn
- Middle Low German: schîn
Old Dutch: *skīn
- Middle Dutch: schijn
  - Dutch: schijn
Old High German: skīn
- Middle High German: schīn
  - German: Schein