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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skauniz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Pre-Germanic *skowh₁nis, a verbal adjective originally meaning "watchable", derived from a lost strong verb *skawaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (to perceive, pay attention).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑu̯.niz/

Adjective

*skauniz (comparative *skaunizô, superlative *skaunistaz)

  1. beautiful, shining

Inflection


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Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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