Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skiftijaną

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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From earlier *skiptijaną, from yet earlier *skipatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skeyb- (to separate, divide, part), from Proto-Indo-European *skēy- (to cut, divide, separate, part) +‎ *-atjaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈskiɸ.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*skiftijaną

  1. To put in order; organise; arrange.

Inflection

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Descendants

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