Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skainijan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Germanic *skainijaną (to break).

Verb edit

*skainijan

  1. to break
Inflection edit
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *skainijan
1st sg. past *skainidā
Infinitive *skainijan
Genitive infin. *skainijannjas
Dative infin. *skainijannjē
Instrum. infin. *skainijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *skainiju *skainidā
2nd singular *skainisi *skainidēs, *skainidōs
3rd singular *skainiþi *skainidē, *skainidā
1st plural *skainijum *skainidum
2nd plural *skainiþ *skainidud
3rd plural *skainijanþ *skainidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *skainijē *skainidī
2nd singular *skainijēs *skainidī
3rd singular *skainijē *skainidī
1st plural *skainijēm *skainidīm
2nd plural *skainijēþ *skainidīd
3rd plural *skainijēn *skainidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *skaini
Plural *skainiþ
Present Past
Participle *skainijandī *skainid
Descendants edit
  • Old English: sċǣnan
  • Old Frisian: skēnia
  • Old High German: irskeinen

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Germanic *skainijaną (to make shine). The causative to the strong verb *skīnan.

Verb edit

*skainijan

  1. to make shine
  2. to make appear
  3. to expose, make visible
Inflection edit
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *skainijan
1st sg. past *skainidā
Infinitive *skainijan
Genitive infin. *skainijannjas
Dative infin. *skainijannjē
Instrum. infin. *skainijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *skainiju *skainidā
2nd singular *skainisi *skainidēs, *skainidōs
3rd singular *skainiþi *skainidē, *skainidā
1st plural *skainijum *skainidum
2nd plural *skainiþ *skainidud
3rd plural *skainijanþ *skainidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *skainijē *skainidī
2nd singular *skainijēs *skainidī
3rd singular *skainijē *skainidī
1st plural *skainijēm *skainidīm
2nd plural *skainijēþ *skainidīd
3rd plural *skainijēn *skainidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *skaini
Plural *skainiþ
Present Past
Participle *skainijandī *skainid
Descendants edit