Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skankaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)kong-os, from *(s)keng- (“to hobble, tilt”), and cognate with Ancient Greek σκάζω (skázō, “to limp”), Sanskrit खञ्जति (kháñjati, “to limp”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈskɑŋ.kɑz/

Adjective

*skankaz

(North Germanic) askew, tilted

Inflection

Declension of *skankaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*skankaz	*skankō	*skanką, -atō	*skankai	*skankôz	*skankō
accusative	*skankanǭ	*skankǭ	*skanką, -atō	*skankanz	*skankōz	*skankō
genitive	*skankas, -is	*skankaizōz	*skankas, -is	*skankaizǫ̂	*skankaizǫ̂	*skankaizǫ̂
dative	*skankammai	*skankaizōi	*skankammai	*skankaimaz	*skankaimaz	*skankaimaz
instrumental	*skankanō	*skankaizō	*skankanō	*skankaimiz	*skankaimiz	*skankaimiz

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*skankô	*skankǭ	*skankô	*skankaniz	*skankōniz	*skankōnō
accusative	*skankanų	*skankōnų	*skankô	*skankanunz	*skankōnunz	*skankōnō
genitive	*skankiniz	*skankōniz	*skankiniz	*skankanǫ̂	*skankōnǫ̂	*skankanǫ̂
dative	*skankini	*skankōni	*skankini	*skankammaz	*skankōmaz	*skankammaz
instrumental	*skankinē	*skankōnē	*skankinē	*skankammiz	*skankōmiz	*skankammiz

Related terms

Derived terms

*skankijaną
*skankōną

Descendants

Old Norse: skakkr
- Icelandic: skakkur
- Faroese: skakkur
- Swedish: skack (“askew”), skank (“with a limp”)
- Danish: skak (“askew”), skank (“with a limp”)

References

^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*skankaz”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 334