Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skiuhī

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

From *skeuh (“frightened, shy”) +‎ *-ī (adjective suffix).

Adjective

*skiuhī

frightened, shy
frightening, ugly
Synonym: *skeuh

Inflection

ja-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*skiuhī
Genitive	*skiuhijas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*skiuhī	*skiuhiju	*skiuhī
Accusative	*skiuhijanā	*skiuhijā	*skiuhī
Genitive	*skiuhijas	*skiuhijeʀā	*skiuhijas
Dative	*skiuhijumē	*skiuhijeʀē	*skiuhijumē
Instrumental	*skiuhiju	*skiuhijeʀu	*skiuhiju
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*skiuhijē	*skiuhijō	*skiuhiju
Accusative	*skiuhijā	*skiuhijā	*skiuhiju
Genitive	*skiuhijeʀō	*skiuhijeʀō	*skiuhijeʀō
Dative	skiuhijēm, skiuhijum	skiuhijēm, skiuhijum	skiuhijēm, skiuhijum
Instrumental	skiuhijēm, skiuhijum	skiuhijēm, skiuhijum	skiuhijēm, skiuhijum

Alternative reconstructions

*skiuwī

Derived terms

*skiuhijan

Descendants

Old Saxon: *skiuwi, *skiuhi
- Middle Low German: schǖwe, schǖw, schouw, schügge
  - German Low German: schoo, schööi
  - → Danish: sky
  - → Norwegian: sky
Old Dutch: *skiuwi
- Middle Dutch: scuw, scu, schuw, schu
  - Dutch: schuw
Old High German: *skiuhi
- Middle High German: schiuche, schiuh, schūche
  - Alemannic German: schüüch
  - German: scheu
→ Vulgar Latin: *scivus
- Italian: schivo
- Old Galician-Portuguese: esquivo
  - Galician: esquivo, esquío
  - Portuguese: esquivo
- Spanish: esquivo

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