Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skurtaz

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

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Etymology

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Origin uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerd-, *(s)kert- (short), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to cut). Cognate with Latin curtus (shortened, incomplete), Proto-Slavic *kortъkъ (short).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*skurtaz

  1. short
  2. lacking, deficient

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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