Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skeldu

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *skelduz.

Noun

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*skeldu m[1]

  1. shield

Inflection

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u-stem
Singular
Nominative *skeldu
Genitive *skeldō
Singular Plural
Nominative *skeldu *skildiwi, *skeldō
Accusative *skeldu *skeldū
Genitive *skeldō *skildiwō
Dative *skildiwi, *skeldō *skeldum
Instrumental *skeldu *skeldum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 216:PWGmc *skeldu