Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skimpijaną

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

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

  1. to skip, hop
  2. to dance
  3. to gesture, act out
  4. to mock

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skimpijō *skimpijaų *skimpijai ?
2nd singular *skimpīsi *skimpijais *skimpī *skimpijasai *skimpijaisau
3rd singular *skimpīþi *skimpijai *skimpijaþau *skimpijaþai *skimpijaiþau
1st dual *skimpijōs *skimpijaiw
2nd dual *skimpijaþiz *skimpijaiþiz *skimpijaþiz
1st plural *skimpijamaz *skimpijaim *skimpijanþai *skimpijainþau
2nd plural *skimpīþ *skimpijaiþ *skimpīþ *skimpijanþai *skimpijainþau
3rd plural *skimpijanþi *skimpijain *skimpijanþau *skimpijanþai *skimpijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skimpidǭ *skimpidēdį̄
2nd singular *skimpidēz *skimpidēdīz
3rd singular *skimpidē *skimpidēdī
1st dual *skimpidēdū *skimpidēdīw
2nd dual *skimpidēdudiz *skimpidēdīdiz
1st plural *skimpidēdum *skimpidēdīm
2nd plural *skimpidēdud *skimpidēdīd
3rd plural *skimpidēdun *skimpidēdīn
present past
participles *skimpijandz *skimpidaz
  • *skampōną
  • *skumpōną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *skimpijan
    • Old Frisian: *skimpa
      • Saterland Frisian: skimpe, schimpe
      • West Frisian: skimpe, skimpje
    • Old Saxon: *skimpian
    • Old Dutch: *skimpen
    • Old High German: skimpfen
  • Old Norse: *skimpa
    • Icelandic: skimpa
    • Swedish: skimpa (dialectal)
    • Middle English: *skimpen