Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skaftijaną

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

Factitive derived from unattested *skaftaz ("ready" < "shaped, created"), original past participle to *skapjaną.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑɸ.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*skaftijaną

  1. to make ready; to prepare

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

The Gothic attestation is used reflexively, "to make oneself ready".