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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skaiþaną

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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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Alternative reconstructions

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *skóyt-e-ti, the o-grade of a t-extension of *skey- (to split, dissect).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑi̯.θɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*skaiþaną

  1. to separate

Inflection

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See also

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Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*skaiđanan ~ *skaiþanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 331