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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skimōną

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 *skimô (gleam, shadow) + *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈski.mɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*skimōną[1]

  1. to gleam
  2. to glance
  3. to give shade

Inflection

  • *skīmǭ

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *skimōn
    • Old English: scimian
    • Old Saxon: *skimōn
      • Middle Low German: schēmen
    • Old Dutch: *skimon
      • Middle Dutch: schēmen
    • Old High German: *skimōn
  • Old Norse: skima

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*skimōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 340
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