Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skaftijaną
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
Factitive derived from unattested *skaftaz ("ready" < "shaped, created"), original past participle to *skapjaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
*skaftijaną
- to make ready; to prepare
Inflection edit
Conjugation of *skaftijaną (weak class 1)
Descendants edit
The Gothic attestation is used reflexively, "to make oneself ready".