Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skrinkwaną

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 edit

Etymology edit

Tentatively from Proto-Indo-European *sker- (to wrinkle, wither).

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈskriŋʷ.kʷɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*skrinkwaną[1][2]

  1. to shrink, pull together, shrivel

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References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*skrinkwan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 448
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*skrenkwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 344