Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skaftaz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *skeh₂p- (“rod, shaft, staff, club”), potentially from a root *(s)ke(H)p- (“to strike, beat”). Compare Proto-Slavic *kopьje (“spear, javelin”), Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron, “staff, baton”) and Latin scapus (“shaft”), which Albanian shkop (“stick”) may also derive from or merely be cognate with.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskɑɸ.tɑz/
Noun
*skaftaz m
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *skaftaz | *skaftōz, *skaftōs |
| vocative | *skaft | *skaftōz, *skaftōs |
| accusative | *skaftą | *skaftanz |
| genitive | *skaftas, *skaftis | *skaftǫ̂ |
| dative | *skaftai | *skaftamaz |
| instrumental | *skaftō | *skaftamiz |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *skaft
- Old Norse: skapt, skaft
References
- Vladimir Orel (2003), A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 331