Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skūm

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Germanic *skūmaz (“froth, foam”).

Noun

*skūm m

froth, foam

Declension

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*skūm
Genitive	*skūmas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*skūm	skūmō, skūmōs
Accusative	*skūm	*skūmā
Genitive	*skūmas	*skūmō
Dative	*skūmē	*skūmum
Instrumental	*skūmu	*skūmum

Descendants

Old Frisian: *skūm
- Saterland Frisian: Skuum, Schuum
- West Frisian: skûm, skom
Old Saxon: *skūm
- Middle Low German: schûm
  - German Low German: Schuum
Old Dutch: *scūm
- Middle Dutch: schuum
  - Dutch: schuim
  - → Middle English: scome, scume (partially from Old French escume)
    - Scots: skum, skoom
    - English: scum
Old High German: skūm, scūm
- Middle High German: schūm
  - German: Schaum
    - → Esperanto: ŝaŭmo
  - Luxembourgish: Schaum
→ Medieval Latin: scuma, schuma (merger with Latin spūma) (see there for further descendants)

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