Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skrankaz

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

A nominal formation related to *skrinkwaną (to shrink).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

*skrankaz m

  1. bar, barrier, grid

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *skrankaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *skrankaz *skrankōz, *skrankōs
vocative *skrank *skrankōz, *skrankōs
accusative *skranką *skrankanz
genitive *skrankas, *skrankis *skrankǫ̂
dative *skrankai *skrankamaz
instrumental *skrankō *skrankamiz

Descendants

  • Old High German: scranc

References

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