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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skallijaną

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

Causative of *skellaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skel- (to sound, resound), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (to call, shout, scream, make a sound).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑl.li.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*skallijaną

  1. to make a sound; cause (one) to sound; ring

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: sċiellan, sċillan
  • (Old Dutch: *skallen merged with byform skellan)
  • Old High German: scellen, skellen
  • Old Norse: skella
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