Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skainijaną

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑi̯.ni.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (to cut, split), related to *skinō (piece, shinbone).

Verb

*skainijaną[1]

  1. to scratch, to wound
  2. to break
Inflection
Conjugation of *skainijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skainijō *skainijaų *skainijai ?
2nd singular *skainīsi *skainijais *skainī *skainijasai *skainijaisau
3rd singular *skainīþi *skainijai *skainijaþau *skainijaþai *skainijaiþau
1st dual *skainijōs *skainijaiw
2nd dual *skainijaþiz *skainijaiþiz *skainijaþiz
1st plural *skainijamaz *skainijaim *skainijanþai *skainijainþau
2nd plural *skainīþ *skainijaiþ *skainīþ *skainijanþai *skainijainþau
3rd plural *skainijanþi *skainijain *skainijanþau *skainijanþai *skainijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skainidǭ *skainidēdį̄
2nd singular *skainidēz *skainidēdīz
3rd singular *skainidē *skainidēdī
1st dual *skainidēdū *skainidēdīw
2nd dual *skainidēdudiz *skainidēdīdiz
1st plural *skainidēdum *skainidēdīm
2nd plural *skainidēdud *skainidēdīd
3rd plural *skainidēdun *skainidēdīn
present past
participles *skainijandz *skainidaz
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *skainijan
    • Old English: sċǣnan
    • Old Frisian: skēnia
    • Old High German: irskeinen
  • Old Norse: skeina

Etymology 2

Possibly from *skīnaną (to shine) +‎ *-janą.

Verb

*skainijaną

  1. to make shine
  2. to make appear
  3. to expose, make visible
Inflection
Conjugation of *skainijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skainijō *skainijaų *skainijai ?
2nd singular *skainīsi *skainijais *skainī *skainijasai *skainijaisau
3rd singular *skainīþi *skainijai *skainijaþau *skainijaþai *skainijaiþau
1st dual *skainijōs *skainijaiw
2nd dual *skainijaþiz *skainijaiþiz *skainijaþiz
1st plural *skainijamaz *skainijaim *skainijanþai *skainijainþau
2nd plural *skainīþ *skainijaiþ *skainīþ *skainijanþai *skainijainþau
3rd plural *skainijanþi *skainijain *skainijanþau *skainijanþai *skainijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skainidǭ *skainidēdį̄
2nd singular *skainidēz *skainidēdīz
3rd singular *skainidē *skainidēdī
1st dual *skainidēdū *skainidēdīw
2nd dual *skainidēdudiz *skainidēdīdiz
1st plural *skainidēdum *skainidēdīm
2nd plural *skainidēdud *skainidēdīd
3rd plural *skainidēdun *skainidēdīn
present past
participles *skainijandz *skainidaz
Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*skainjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 331-332