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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
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
*skimpijaną
- to skip, hop
- to dance
- to gesture, act out
- to mock
Inflection
Descendants