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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skattōn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Alternative reconstructions

  • *skattēn (given the single attestation of a class 3 weak verb in OHG)
  • *skattijan (uncertain; possibly suggested by some descendants)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skattōną. Equivalent to *skatt (treasure, wealth) + *-ōn.

Verb

*skattōn

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

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *skattōn
1st sg. past *skattōdā
Infinitive *skattōn
Genitive infin. *skattōnijas
Dative infin. *skattōnijē
Instrum. infin. *skattōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *skattō *skattōdā
2nd singular *skattōs *skattōdēs, *skattōdōs
3rd singular *skattōþ *skattōdē, *skattōdā
1st plural *skattōm *skattōdum
2nd plural *skattōþ *skattōdud
3rd plural *skattōnþ *skattōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *skattō *skattōdī
2nd singular *skattōs *skattōdī
3rd singular *skattō *skattōdī
1st plural *skattōm *skattōdīm
2nd plural *skattōþ *skattōdīd
3rd plural *skattōn *skattōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *skattō
Plural *skattōþ
Present Past
Participle *skattōndī *skattōd

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
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