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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skalbijaną

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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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From *skelbaną (to shiver, to tremble) +‎ *-janą (causative suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑl.βi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*skalbijaną[1]

  1. to make shiver, to make tremble

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *uʀskalbijan
  • Old Norse: skelfa

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*skalbjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 332