Cognate Set 9651 – Meaning: shadow

IE-CoR reference form:
*skek-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
This cognate class is based on the assumption that ModIr. scáil f. 'shadow' continues OIr. scál m. 'phantom', involving a semantic shift and a change of gender or MIr. scáile masc. and fem. 'shadow, reflexion, image, illusion'. If one rejects this connection, it would be possible to postulate *skeh₃-lā- vel sim. for Ir. scáil, Sc. sgàil and connect them with cognate set 8269. However, this has not been suggested so far, probably because there does not seem to be any evidence for a feminine word denoting 'shadow' before Late Middle / Early Modern Irish.
Found in clades:
Celtic
Revised by:
Britta Irslinger
Found in 1 clade by 2 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
159   Gaelic: Scottish sgàil sɡaːl
161   Gaelic: Irish scáil ˈsˠkˠaːlʲ ˈsˠkˠaːlʲ
References
  • Kümmel, Martin Joachim: 551
    *skek- 'to move around, to jump'
  • O'Brien, M.A.: 89
    OIr. scál is a neuter o-stem, but in later sources, it is also fem.
  • Schrijver, Peter: 433
    Follows the analysis proposed by Vendryes et al. 1959–1996 Pages: S-30.
  • Vendryes, Joseph and Bachellery, Edouard and Lambert, Pierre-Yves: S-30
    OIr. scál n. o 'phantom, supernatural being, hero' is probably cognate to MW ysgawl 'young hero'. O'Brien, Ériu 11 (1932) 89 compares this to Goth. skōhsl, which translates Gr. daímōn 'demon' in the Bible. Both are based on *skōk-slo- from the PIE root *skek-. Further cognates are Ir. scuchid 'parts, disappears' and possibly Ir. scén 'horror, panic'.