Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skauwārī

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 *skauwōn +‎ *-ārī.

Noun

*skauwārī m

one who looks or observes; observer

Inflection

Masculine ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*skauwārī
Genitive	*skauwārijas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*skauwārī	skauwārijō, skauwārijōs
Accusative	*skauwārī	*skauwārijā
Genitive	*skauwārijas	*skauwārijō
Dative	*skauwārijē	*skauwārijum
Instrumental	*skauwāriju	*skauwārijum

Descendants

Old English: sċēawere
- Middle English: schewere, schawere, showre
  - English: shower
Old Frisian: skāwere
- Saterland Frisian: Skauer
- West Frisian: skôger
Old Saxon: *skauwāri, *skōwāri
- Middle Low German: schouwære, schouwer, schower
  - German Low German: Schauer
Old Dutch: *scouwāri, *scōwāri
- Middle Dutch: scouwer, schouwer
  - Dutch: schouwer
Old High German: skouwāri, scouwāri
- Middle High German: schouwære, schouwer
  - German: Schauer

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