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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skagją

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

Uncertain; possibly from *skōgô (“brush, thicket”) +‎ *-ją.[1]

Noun

*skagją n

  1. beard, headhair
    Synonym: *bardaz

Inflection
neuter ja-stemDeclension of *skagją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *skagją *skagjō
vocative *skagją *skagjō
accusative *skagją *skagjō
genitive *skagjas, *skagis *skagjǫ̂
dative *skagjai *skagjamaz
instrumental *skagjō *skagjamiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *skaggī
    • ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *skaggijā
      • Old English: sċeacga
        • Middle English: *schagge
          • English: shag
          • Middle Scots: schagg, schage, schaig
  • Old Norse: skegg
  • → Proto-Samic: *skāvčā (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*skaʒ(j)an”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 331
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