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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skūmaz

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (to cover, mask, hide, conceal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskuː.mɑz/

Noun

*skūmaz m

  1. film; grime; scum
  2. foam; froth
  3. yeast

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *skūmaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *skūmaz *skūmōz, *skūmōs
vocative *skūm *skūmōz, *skūmōs
accusative *skūmą *skūmanz
genitive *skūmas, *skūmis *skūmǫ̂
dative *skūmai *skūmamaz
instrumental *skūmō *skūmamiz

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *skūm
    • Old Frisian: *skūm
      • Saterland Frisian: Skuum, Schuum
      • West Frisian: skûm, skom
    • Old Saxon: *skūm
      • Middle Low German: schûm
    • Old Dutch: *scūm
      • Middle Dutch: schuum
        • Dutch: schuim
        • Middle English: scome, scume (partially from Old French escume)
    • Old High German: skūm, scūm
    • Vulgar Latin: *scūma
  • Old Norse: *skúmr; *skúm
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