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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skildijaną

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 *skelduz (shield) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskil.di.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*skildijaną[1]

  1. to provide a shield
  2. to shield, protect

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*skeldjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 337
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