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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skimpijaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱh₂emb- (to arch, bend, curve).

Verb

*skimpijaną

  1. to skip, hop
  2. to dance
  3. to gesture, act out
  4. to mock

Inflection

  • *skampōną
  • *skumpōną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *skimpijan
    • Old Frisian: *skimpa
      • Saterland Frisian: skimpe, schimpe
      • West Frisian: skimpe, skimpje
    • Old Saxon: *skimpian
    • Old Dutch: *skimpen
    • Old High German: skimpfen
  • Old Norse: *skimpa
    • Icelandic: skimpa
    • Swedish: skimpa (dialectal)
    • Middle English: *skimpen
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