Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skainijaną
Proto-Germanic
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editPossibly from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, split”), related to *skinō (“piece, shinbone”).
Verb
edit*skainijaną[1]
Inflection
editConjugation of *skainijaną (weak class 1)
Descendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *skainijan
- Old Norse: skeina
Etymology 2
editPossibly from *skīnaną (“to shine”) + *-janą.
Verb
edit*skainijaną
Inflection
editConjugation of *skainijaną (weak class 1)
Descendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *skainijan
References
edit- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*skainjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 331-332