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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skarjaną

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 *skeraną (to shave, shear) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈskɑr.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*skarjaną[1]

  1. to seperate, divide
  2. to allot

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *skarjan
    • Old English: sċirian, sċyrian
    • Old Saxon: skerian
    • Old Dutch: *skerien
    • Old High German: skerien
  • Gothic: *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*skarjan)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*skarjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 335
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