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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skankijaną

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 *skankaz (askew) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑŋ.ki.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*skankijaną[1]

  1. to skew, tilt, tip
  2. to pour (a drink)

Usage notes

The sense "to give" found in continental West Germanic is a late development that is not attested before the late Middle Ages.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • *skankijô (one who pours/serves drinks)

Descendants

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*skankjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 334
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