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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skamiþō

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 *skamō + *-iþō.

Noun

*skamiþō f[1]

  1. shame, disgrace

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *skamiþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *skamiþō *skamiþôz
vocative *skamiþō *skamiþôz
accusative *skamiþǭ *skamiþōz
genitive *skamiþōz *skamiþǫ̂
dative *skamiþōi *skamiþōmaz
instrumental *skamiþō *skamiþōmiz

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *skamitha
    • Middle Low German: schemede
  • Old Norse: skemmd

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*skamiþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 333
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