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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skarpaz

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

An o-grade adjective derived from *skerpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-,[1] from *(s)ker- (to cut).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑr.pɑz/

Adjective

*skarpaz

  1. sharp
  2. pointed

Inflection


Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*skarpa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 440-1
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