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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skittōną

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 *skidnéh₂-, a zero-grade iterative from *skītaną (to shit, defecate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskit.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*skittōną

  1. to shit, defecate

Inflection

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, singular *skitt- against non-singular *skit-.

Descendants

  • Old Norse: *skitta

References

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