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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skīnaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₁y- (to shine, shimmer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskiː.nɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*skīnaną[1][2]

  1. to shine
  2. to appear

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*skīnan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 445-446
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*skīnanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 341
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