Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skattōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Germanic

Alternative reconstructions

  • *skattāną (given the single attestation of a class 3 weak verb in GOH)

Etymology

From *skattaz (treasure, wealth) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈskɑt.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*skattōną

  1. to collect treasure
  2. to estimate, value
  3. to pay tribute

Inflection

Conjugation of *skattōną (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skattō *skattǭ *skattōi ?
2nd singular *skattōsi *skattōs *skattō *skattōsai *skattōsau
3rd singular *skattōþi *skattō *skattōþau *skattōþai *skattōþau
1st dual *skattōs *skattōw
2nd dual *skattōþiz *skattōþiz *skattōþiz
1st plural *skattōmaz *skattōm *skattōnþai *skattōnþau
2nd plural *skattōþ *skattōþ *skattōþ *skattōnþai *skattōnþau
3rd plural *skattōnþi *skattōn *skattōnþau *skattōnþai *skattōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skattōdǭ *skattōdēdį̄
2nd singular *skattōdēz *skattōdēdīz
3rd singular *skattōdē *skattōdēdī
1st dual *skattōdēdū *skattōdēdīw
2nd dual *skattōdēdudiz *skattōdēdīdiz
1st plural *skattōdēdum *skattōdēdīm
2nd plural *skattōdēdud *skattōdēdīd
3rd plural *skattōdēdun *skattōdēdīn
present past
participles *skattōndz *skattōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *skattōn, *skattēn (given the single attestation of a class 3 weak verb in OHG), *skattijan (uncertain; possibly suggested by some descendants)
    • Old Frisian: *skattia (attested in brandskattia); *sketta
      • West Frisian: skatte (with an unetymological class 1 inflection)
      • Saterland Frisian: skatsje (possibly a new formation derived from Skats); skätte
      • Old Frisian: skattinge, skettinge
    • Old Saxon: *skattōn; *skattian
      • Middle Low German: schatten; *schetten (in brandschetten, twēschetten, etc.)
    • Old Dutch: *skatton; *skatten
    • Old High German: skazzōn; skazzēn
      • Middle High German: schatzen; schetzen
        • German: (archaic) schatzen; schätzen
        • Middle Low German: schetzen
  • Old Norse: skatta