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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skaftijaną

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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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Factitive derived from unattested *skaftaz ("ready" < "shaped, created"), original past participle to *skapjaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑɸ.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*skaftijaną

  1. to make ready; to prepare

Inflection

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Descendants

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The Gothic attestation is used reflexively, "to make oneself ready".