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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skainijaną

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑi̯.ni.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (to cut, split), related to *skinō (piece, shinbone).

Verb

*skainijaną[1]

  1. to scratch, to wound
  2. to break
Inflection
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *skainijan
    • Old English: sċǣnan
    • Old Frisian: skēnia
    • Old High German: irskeinen
  • Old Norse: skeina

Etymology 2

Possibly from *skīnaną (to shine) + *-janą.

Verb

*skainijaną

  1. to make shine
  2. to make appear
  3. to expose, make visible
Inflection
Descendants

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*skainjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 331-332
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