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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skimpijaną

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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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱh₂emb- (to arch, bend, curve), which appears to be an s-mobile b-extension variant of *kh₂em- (to bend, curve). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Verb

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*skimpijaną

  1. to skip, hop
  2. to dance
  3. to gesture, act out
  4. to mock

Inflection

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Descendants

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