*skattaz
Runic: ᛊᚲᚨᛏᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈskɑt.tɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
- cattle, cows
- owndom, wealth, goods
- hoard, treasure, money
Etymology
Of uncertain origin; numerous unconvincing proposals have been suggested. Kroonen rejects the traditional derivation from a Proto-Indo-European *skatn-, *skat- (‘to jump, skip, splash out’), via which Latin scateō (‘pour out, gush forth’) was linked, and leaves the origin open, with quasi-Indo-European form *skh₁dʰ-nó-s, based on a presumed relation to Proto-Germanic *skēdaną (whence Westphalian Low German schåen (‘to yield’) < *skéh₁dʰ-e-).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | skattaz | skattōz, skattōs |
| Acc. | skattą | skattanz |
| Gen. | skattas, skattis | skattǫ̂ |
| Dat. | skattai | skattamaz |
| Inst. | skattō | skattamiz |
| Voc. | skatt | skattōz, skattōs |
Descendants
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*skatt (Proto-West Germanic)
- escat (Old French)
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*skatt (Proto-West Germanic)
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skat (Old Dutch)
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schat (Middle Dutch)
- sjat (Limburgish)
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schat (Middle Dutch)
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skat (Old Dutch)
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*skatt (Proto-West Germanic)
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skat (Old Dutch)
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schat (Middle Dutch)
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schat (Dutch)
- skat (Afrikaans)
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schat (Dutch)
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schat (Middle Dutch)
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skat (Old Dutch)
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*skatt (Proto-West Germanic)
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sċeatt, sċeat, sċætt (Old English)
- sceat (English)
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sċeatt, sċeat, sċætt (Old English)
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*skatt (Proto-West Germanic)
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sċeatt, sċeat, sċætt (Old English)
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schat, sat, schet, scet (Middle English)
- scata, sceatta (Medieval Latin)
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schat, sat, schet, scet (Middle English)
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sċeatt, sċeat, sċætt (Old English)
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*skatt (Proto-West Germanic)
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skett, skat, sket, schet (Old Frisian)
- Skät (Saterland Frisian)
- skat (West Frisian)
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skett, skat, sket, schet (Old Frisian)
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*skatt (Proto-West Germanic)
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skaz, scaz (Old High German)
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schaz, schatz (Middle High German)
- Schatz (German)
- Schatz (Luxembourgish)
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schaz, schatz (Middle High German)
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skaz, scaz (Old High German)
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*skatt (Proto-West Germanic)
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skat, skatt, scat (Old Saxon)
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schat (Middle Low German)
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Schatt (Low German)
- Schatt (German Low German)
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Schatt (Low German)
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schat (Middle Low German)
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skat, skatt, scat (Old Saxon)
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skattr (Old Norse)
- skat (Danish)
- skattur (Faroese)
- skattur (Icelandic)
- skatt (Norwegian)
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skattr (Old Norse)
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scat, skatte (Middle English)
- scat (English)
- scatt, skatt, skait (Scots)
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scat, skatte (Middle English)
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skattr (Old Norse)
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skatter (Old Swedish)
- skatt (Swedish)
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skatter (Old Swedish)
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𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍄𐍄𐍃 (skatts) (Gothic)
- скотъ (skotŭ) (Old Church Slavonic)
- скот (skot) (Russian)
- *skāttē (Proto-Samic)