Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skrankijaną

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskrɑŋ.ki.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From *skrinkwaną (“to shrink”) +‎ *-janą.

Verb

*skrankijaną

1. to cause to shrink or shrivel

Inflection

Conjugation of *skrankijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*skrankijō	*skrankijaų	—	*skrankijai	?
2nd singular	*skrankīsi	*skrankijais	*skrankī	*skrankijasai	*skrankijaisau
3rd singular	*skrankīþi	*skrankijai	*skrankijaþau	*skrankijaþai	*skrankijaiþau
1st dual	*skrankijōs	*skrankijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*skrankijaþiz	*skrankijaiþiz	*skrankijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*skrankijamaz	*skrankijaim	—	*skrankijanþai	*skrankijainþau
2nd plural	*skrankīþ	*skrankijaiþ	*skrankīþ	*skrankijanþai	*skrankijainþau
3rd plural	*skrankijanþi	*skrankijain	*skrankijanþau	*skrankijanþai	*skrankijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*skrankidǭ	*skrankidēdį̄
2nd singular	*skrankidēz	*skrankidēdīz
3rd singular	*skrankidē	*skrankidēdī
1st dual	*skrankidēdū	*skrankidēdīw
2nd dual	*skrankidēdudiz	*skrankidēdīdiz
1st plural	*skrankidēdum	*skrankidēdīm
2nd plural	*skrankidēdud	*skrankidēdīd
3rd plural	*skrankidēdun	*skrankidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*skrankijandz	*skrankidaz

Descendants

• Old English: ġesċrenċan
  • Middle English: shrenchen

Etymology 2

From *skrankaz (“barrier”) +‎ *-janą.

Verb

*skrankijaną

1. to limit, restrict; to ensnare, catch someone up

Inflection

Conjugation of *skrankijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*skrankijō	*skrankijaų	—	*skrankijai	?
2nd singular	*skrankīsi	*skrankijais	*skrankī	*skrankijasai	*skrankijaisau
3rd singular	*skrankīþi	*skrankijai	*skrankijaþau	*skrankijaþai	*skrankijaiþau
1st dual	*skrankijōs	*skrankijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*skrankijaþiz	*skrankijaiþiz	*skrankijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*skrankijamaz	*skrankijaim	—	*skrankijanþai	*skrankijainþau
2nd plural	*skrankīþ	*skrankijaiþ	*skrankīþ	*skrankijanþai	*skrankijainþau
3rd plural	*skrankijanþi	*skrankijain	*skrankijanþau	*skrankijanþai	*skrankijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*skrankidǭ	*skrankidēdį̄
2nd singular	*skrankidēz	*skrankidēdīz
3rd singular	*skrankidē	*skrankidēdī
1st dual	*skrankidēdū	*skrankidēdīw
2nd dual	*skrankidēdudiz	*skrankidēdīdiz
1st plural	*skrankidēdum	*skrankidēdīm
2nd plural	*skrankidēdud	*skrankidēdīd
3rd plural	*skrankidēdun	*skrankidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*skrankijandz	*skrankidaz

Descendants

• Old English: sċrenċan
  • Middle English: shrenchen
• Old Dutch: *skrenken
  • Middle Dutch: screnken
    • Dutch: schrenken
• Old High German: *skrenken
  • Middle High German: schrenken
    • German: schränken