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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skilp

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scirpus.[1]

Noun

*skilp m

  1. reed, rush
    Synonyms: *beusu, *riskijā, *ruskijā

Inflection
Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *skilp
Genitive *skilpas
Singular Plural
Nominative *skilp *skilpō, *skilpōs
Accusative *skilp *skilpā
Genitive *skilpas *skilpō
Dative *skilpē *skilpum
Instrumental *skilpu *skilpum

Alternative reconstructions
  • *skilup

Descendants
  • Old Saxon: *skilp
    • Middle Low German: schelp, schilp
  • Old Dutch: *scilf
    • Middle Dutch: *scelf
  • Old High German: skiluf, sciluf
    • Middle High German: schilf

References
  1. de Vries, Jan (1971) “schelf 2”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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