Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skauniz

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 Pre-Germanic *skowh₁nis, a verbal adjective originally meaning "watchable", derived from a lost strong verb *skawaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (“to perceive, pay attention”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɑu̯.niz/

Adjective

*skauniz (comparative *skaunizô, superlative *skaunistaz)

1. beautiful, shining

Inflection

Declension of *skauniz (i-stem)

strong declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*skauniz	*skaunijai	*skaunī	*skaunijôz	*skaunį, *-jatō	*skaunijō
accusative	*skaunijanǭ	*skaunijanz	*skaunijǭ	*skaunijōz	*skaunį, *-jatō	*skaunijō
genitive	*skaunijas, *skaunīs	*skaunijaizǫ̂	*skaunijaizōz	*skaunijaizǫ̂	*skaunijas, *skaunīs	*skaunijaizǫ̂
dative	*skaunijammai	*skaunijaimaz	*skaunijaizōi	*skaunijaimaz	*skaunijammai	*skaunijaimaz
instrumental	*skaunijanō	*skaunijaimiz	*skaunijaizō	*skaunijaimiz	*skaunijanō	*skaunijaimiz
weak declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*skaunijô	*skaunijaniz	*skaunijǭ	*skaunijōniz	*skaunijô	*skaunijōnō
accusative	*skaunijanų	*skaunijanunz	*skaunijōnų	*skaunijōnunz	*skaunijô	*skaunijōnō
genitive	*skaunīniz	*skaunijanǫ̂	*skaunijōniz	*skaunijōnǫ̂	*skaunīniz	*skaunijanǫ̂
dative	*skaunīni	*skaunijammaz	*skaunijōni	*skaunijōmaz	*skaunīni	*skaunijammaz
instrumental	*skaunīnē	*skaunijammiz	*skaunijōnē	*skaunijōmiz	*skaunīnē	*skaunijammiz

Related terms

• *skawaz
• *skawwōną

Derived terms

• *skaunį̄

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *skaunī
  • Old English: sċīene, sċēne, sċēone, sċīne, sċīone, sċȳne
    • Middle English: schene, schen, schone, shone
      • English: sheen
      • Scots: schene, scheine
  • Old Frisian: skēne
    • North Frisian: schien
    • Saterland Frisian: skeen
    • West Frisian: skjin
  • Old Saxon: skōni
    • Middle Low German: schö̂ne
      • Low German: schöön

        Altmärkisch: schön

        Bremisch: schön (substantivised: (dat) Schöne n)

        Dithmarsisch: schön

        Hamburgisch: scheun

        Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch: schön

        Ostfälisch: schöne (schön)

        Westfälisch:

        Lippisch: scheun

        Münsterländisch: schön

        Paderbornisch: schoin

        Ravensbergisch: schåün

        Sauerländisch: schoine, scho̊n

        Westmünsterländisch: schöön

        • Plautdietsch: scheen
      • → Old Swedish: skön
        • Swedish: skön
      • → Danish: skøn
      • → Norwegian Bokmål: skjønn
      • → Norwegian Nynorsk: skjønn
  • Old Dutch: scōni
    • Middle Dutch: schône
      • Dutch: schoon
        • Afrikaans: skoon
        • → West Frisian: skoan
      • Limburgish: sjoen, sjoean, sjuun, sjun
  • Old High German: scōni
    • Middle High German: schœne
      • Bavarian: schee

        Cimbrian: söon, schümma

        Mòcheno: schea'

      • Central Franconian: schün
        • Hunsrik: scheen
      • East Central German:

        Silesian East Central German: scheene

        Volhynian German: scheen

      • East Franconian: schee
      • German: schön
        • → Central Franconian: schön, schien
      • Luxembourgish: schéin
      • Rhine Franconian:

        Hessian: schee

        Palatine German: schee, schää, schään

        Pennsylvania German: schee

      • Yiddish: שיין (sheyn)
• Gothic: 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐌽𐍃 (skauns)
• → Proto-Finnic: *kaunis (see there for further descendants)