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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skrītaną

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

Most likely from the same source as *hrītaną, but with an s-mobile. Related to Middle Irish scrissid (to cut).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskriː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*skrītaną[1]

  1. to tear, to cut

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *skrītan
    • Old High German: *scrīzan
      • Middle High German: *schrīzen
        • Bavarian: schritzen
        • Switzerland German: schreissen, schrissen
  • Gothic: 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌺𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (disskreitan)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*skrītanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 344
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