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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skammaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱem- (mutilated, hornless).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑm.mɑz/

Adjective

*skammaz

  1. short; blunt; stunted

Inflection


Derived terms

  • *skammatjaną
  • *skammį̄
  • *skammijaną
  • *skammijǭ

Descendants

  • Old English: *sċamm
    • Old English: sċōmhylt, sċoomhylti (possibly)
  • Old High German: skam, scam
  • Old Norse: skammr
    • Icelandic: skammur
    • Faroese: skammur
    • Old Swedish: skamber
      • Swedish: skam (obsolete)
    • Norwegian: skam (obsolete)
    • Old Danish: skam
    • Old Norse: skamt
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