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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skrankijaną

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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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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈskrɑŋ.ki.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

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From *skrinkwaną (to shrink) +‎ *-janą.[1]

Verb

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*skrankijaną

  1. to cause to shrink or shrivel
Inflection
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Descendants
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  • Old English: ġesċrenċan

Etymology 2

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From *skrankaz (barrier) +‎ *-janą.[1]

Verb

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*skrankijaną

  1. to limit, restrict; to ensnare, catch someone up
Inflection
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Descendants
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*skrankwjan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 447