Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skrinkwaną

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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

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Apparently from a Proto-Indo-European *skringʷ-onom,[1] which may be from a derived root from Proto-Indo-European *sker- (“to turn, bend (wrinkle, wither)”); compare Lithuanian skrę̃sti (“to be covered with a crust”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskriŋʷ.kʷɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*skrinkwaną[1][2]

  1. to shrink, pull together, shrivel

Inflection

Conjugation of *skrinkwaną (strong class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skrinkwō *skrinkwaų — *skrinkwai ?
2nd singular *skrinkwizi *skrinkwaiz *skrinkw *skrinkwazai *skrinkwaizau
3rd singular *skrinkwidi *skrinkwai *skrinkwadau *skrinkwadai *skrinkwaidau
1st dual *skrinkwōz *skrinkwaiw — — —
2nd dual *skrinkwadiz *skrinkwaidiz *skrinkwadiz — —
1st plural *skrinkwamaz *skrinkwaim — *skrinkwandai *skrinkwaindau
2nd plural *skrinkwid *skrinkwaid *skrinkwid *skrinkwandai *skrinkwaindau
3rd plural *skrinkwandi *skrinkwain *skrinkwandau *skrinkwandai *skrinkwaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skrankw *skrunkį̄
2nd singular *skranht *skrunkīz
3rd singular *skrankw *skrunkī
1st dual *skrunkū *skrunkīw
2nd dual *skrunkudiz *skrunkīdiz
1st plural *skrunkum *skrunkīm
2nd plural *skrunkud *skrunkīd
3rd plural *skrunkun *skrunkīn
present past
participles *skrinkwandz *skrunkanaz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*skrinkwan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 448
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*skrenkwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 344
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