Reconstruction:Old High German/skirnjan
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This Old High German 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. |
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skarnjan, which could be from *skeraną (“to shear”), or possibly related to *skarną (“dung, filth”).
Verb
*skirnjan
- to make fun of
Descendants
References
- Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.