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 (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 (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