Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skrībaną

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 Latin scrībō. Doublet of *hrībaną.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈskriː.βa.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*skrībaną[2]

  1. to write
    Synonym: *wrītaną

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *skrīban (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Norse: skrifa

References

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  1. ^ Seebold, Elmar (1970) Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, pages 419-420
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*skrībanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 344