Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skuftą

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.

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewp- (“tuft, cluster, hair on the head”), related to Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍆𐍄 (skuft, “hair of the head”), German Schopf (“tuft”), Albanian çup (“without tail, maimed”). Compare to Proto-Indo-European *skaubą and Proto-Indo-European *skub-, *skup-, *skupn- (“to curve, bow, vault”).

Noun

*skuftą n

a bundle, hair

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *skuftą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*skuftą	*skuftō
vocative	*skuftą	*skuftō
accusative	*skuftą	*skuftō
genitive	skuftas, skuftis	*skuftǫ̂
dative	*skuftai	*skuftamaz
instrumental	*skuftō	*skuftamiz

Descendants

Old High German: skuft
- Middle High German: schopf
  - German: Schopf m
  - → Italian: ciuffo
  - Luxembourgish: Schapp
Old Norse: skopt
- Icelandic: skott
- Norwegian: skoft
Gothic: 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍆𐍄 (skuft)

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