Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skrankaz

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

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskrɑŋ.kɑz/

Noun

*skrankaz m[1]

  1. bar, barrier, grid

Inflection

Declension 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*skrankwjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 447: “*skranka-”
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