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        <title type="main">Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *skautaz</title>
        <author>Scott K. Shay</author>
      </titleStmt>
      <publicationStmt>
        <publisher>Wardja Press</publisher>
        <date when="2026-10-01"/>
        <idno type="URL">https://protogermanic.org/pgmc_skautaz</idno>
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      <sourceDesc>
        <p>Single-entry extract from the dictionary. Cross-references to other entries point to their identifiers in the full dictionary.</p>
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      <list type="cognates">
        <item xml:id="cog_san_codati" xml:lang="san" type="cognate">
          <orth>चोदति</orth>
          <form type="translit">
            <orth>codati</orth>
          </form>
          <def>to urge, impel, incite</def>
        </item>
        <item xml:id="cog_sla-x-proto_kydati" xml:lang="sla-x-proto" type="cognate">
          <orth>*kỳdati</orth>
          <def>to fling</def>
        </item>
        <item xml:id="cog_ine-x-proto_s_kewd" xml:lang="ine-x-proto" type="etymon">
          <orth>*(s)kewd-</orth>
        </item>
      </list>
      <div type="dictionary">
        <entry xml:id="pgmc_skautaz" type="noun" corresp="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skautaz">
          <form type="lemma">
            <orth>skautaz</orth>
            <pron notation="ipa">ˈskɑu̯.tɑz</pron>
            <form type="runic">
              <orth>ᛊᚲᚨᚢᛏᚨᛉ</orth>
            </form>
          </form>
          <gramGrp>
            <pos>noun</pos>
            <gram type="gender">masculine</gram>
            <gram type="stem">a-stem</gram>
          </gramGrp>
          <sense n="1">
            <def>corner; wedge, protrusion</def>
          </sense>
          <sense n="2">
            <def>the corner of a piece of cloth or garment: lap, flap, fold</def>
          </sense>
          <sense n="3">
            <def>lap</def>
          </sense>
          <sense n="4">
            <def>womb</def>
          </sense>
          <sense n="5">
            <def>sheet</def>
          </sense>
          <sense n="6">
            <def>a line from the foot of a sail</def>
          </sense>
          <etym>
            <seg type="p">Possibly from Proto-Indo-European <mentioned xml:lang="ine-x-proto" target="#cog_ine-x-proto_s_kewd"><ref target="#cog_ine-x-proto_s_kewd">*(s)kewd-</ref></mentioned> (‘to throw, shoot, pursue, rush’), whence *skeutaną (‘to shoot’); cognate with Proto-Slavic <mentioned xml:lang="sla-x-proto" target="#cog_sla-x-proto_kydati"><ref target="#cog_sla-x-proto_kydati">*kỳdati</ref></mentioned> (‘to fling’), Sanskrit <mentioned xml:lang="san" target="#cog_san_codati"><ref target="#cog_san_codati">चोदति</ref></mentioned> (códati, ‘to impel’). The semantic development would be “to shoot out” &gt; “to jut out” &gt; “projection, edge”.</seg>
          </etym>
          <re type="paradigm">
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom">
              <orth>skautaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom">
              <orth>skautōz, skautōs</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc">
              <orth>skautą</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc">
              <orth>skautanz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen">
              <orth>skautas, skautis</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen">
              <orth>skautǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat">
              <orth>skautai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat">
              <orth>skautamaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr">
              <orth>skautō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr">
              <orth>skautamiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #voc">
              <orth>skaut</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #voc">
              <orth>skautōz, skautōs</orth>
            </form>
          </re>
          <re type="descendants">
            <list>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old English</lang>
                  <orth>sċēat</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle English</lang>
                    <orth>scheat, schete</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Scots</lang>
                      <orth>schete, scheit, sheat, sheet</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old English</lang>
                  <orth>sċēat</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle English</lang>
                    <orth>scheat, schete</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>English</lang>
                      <orth>sheet</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Swazi</lang>
                        <orth>lishidi</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old English</lang>
                  <orth>sċēata</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle English</lang>
                    <orth>scheat, schete</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Scots</lang>
                      <orth>schete, scheit, sheat, sheet</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old English</lang>
                  <orth>sċēata</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle English</lang>
                    <orth>scheat, schete</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>English</lang>
                      <orth>sheet</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Swazi</lang>
                        <orth>lishidi</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old English</lang>
                  <orth>*sċīete</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle English</lang>
                    <orth>scheat, schete</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Scots</lang>
                      <orth>schete, scheit, sheat, sheet</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old English</lang>
                  <orth>*sċīete</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle English</lang>
                    <orth>scheat, schete</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>English</lang>
                      <orth>sheet</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Swazi</lang>
                        <orth>lishidi</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old English</lang>
                  <orth>*sċȳte</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle English</lang>
                    <orth>scheat, schete</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Scots</lang>
                      <orth>schete, scheit, sheat, sheet</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old English</lang>
                  <orth>*sċȳte</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle English</lang>
                    <orth>scheat, schete</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>English</lang>
                      <orth>sheet</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Swazi</lang>
                        <orth>lishidi</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old English</lang>
                  <orth>*sċīte</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle English</lang>
                    <orth>scheat, schete</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Scots</lang>
                      <orth>schete, scheit, sheat, sheet</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old English</lang>
                  <orth>*sċīte</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle English</lang>
                    <orth>scheat, schete</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>English</lang>
                      <orth>sheet</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Swazi</lang>
                        <orth>lishidi</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old English</lang>
                  <orth>sċēte</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle English</lang>
                    <orth>scheat, schete</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Scots</lang>
                      <orth>schete, scheit, sheat, sheet</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old English</lang>
                  <orth>sċēte</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle English</lang>
                    <orth>scheat, schete</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>English</lang>
                      <orth>sheet</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Swazi</lang>
                        <orth>lishidi</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Frisian</lang>
                  <orth>scāt</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>North Frisian</lang>
                    <orth>skut</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Saterland Frisian</lang>
                    <orth>Skoote</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>West Frisian</lang>
                    <orth>skoat</orth>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Frisian</lang>
                  <orth>skāt</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>North Frisian</lang>
                    <orth>skut</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Saterland Frisian</lang>
                    <orth>Skoote</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>West Frisian</lang>
                    <orth>skoat</orth>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Frisian</lang>
                  <orth>schāt</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>North Frisian</lang>
                    <orth>skut</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Saterland Frisian</lang>
                    <orth>Skoote</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>West Frisian</lang>
                    <orth>skoat</orth>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Saxon</lang>
                  <orth>*skōt</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle Low German</lang>
                    <orth>schôt, schôte</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Swedish</lang>
                      <orth>skot</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Saxon</lang>
                  <orth>*skōt</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle Low German</lang>
                    <orth>schôt, schôte</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>German Low German</lang>
                      <orth>Schoot</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>German</lang>
                        <orth>Schot</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Dutch</lang>
                  <orth>*skōt</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle Dutch</lang>
                    <orth>scoot, schoot</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Dutch</lang>
                      <orth>schoot</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Dutch</lang>
                  <orth>skōta</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle Dutch</lang>
                    <orth>scoot, schoot</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Dutch</lang>
                      <orth>schoot</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old High German</lang>
                  <orth>scōzo</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle High German</lang>
                    <orth>schoz, schōze</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>German</lang>
                      <orth>Schoß</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Luxembourgish</lang>
                      <orth>Schouss</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Yiddish</lang>
                      <orth>שויס (shoys)</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old High German</lang>
                  <orth>scōz</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle High German</lang>
                    <orth>schoz, schōze</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>German</lang>
                      <orth>Schoß</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Luxembourgish</lang>
                      <orth>Schouss</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Yiddish</lang>
                      <orth>שויס (shoys)</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old High German</lang>
                  <orth>*scōza</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle High German</lang>
                    <orth>schoz, schōze</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>German</lang>
                      <orth>Schoß</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Luxembourgish</lang>
                      <orth>Schouss</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Yiddish</lang>
                      <orth>שויס (shoys)</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old High German</lang>
                  <orth>scozza</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Middle High German</lang>
                    <orth>schoz, schōze</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>German</lang>
                      <orth>Schoß</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Luxembourgish</lang>
                      <orth>Schouss</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Yiddish</lang>
                      <orth>שויס (shoys)</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>skaut</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Danish</lang>
                    <orth>skød, skøde</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Icelandic</lang>
                    <orth>skaut</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Norwegian</lang>
                    <orth>skot, skaut</orth>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>skaut</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Swedish</lang>
                    <orth>skø̄t</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Swedish</lang>
                      <orth>sköt, sköte</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Gothic</lang>
                  <orth>𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍄𐍃 (skauts)</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Proto-Slavic</lang>
                    <orth>*skutъ</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Serbo-Croatian</lang>
                      <orth>skȗt, ску̑т</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-Finnic</lang>
                  <orth>*kauta</orth>
                </form>
              </item>
            </list>
          </re>
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