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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skurtaz

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

Origin uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerd-, *(s)kert- (short), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to cut). Compare Latin curtus (shortened, incomplete).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskur.tɑz/

Adjective

*skurtaz

  1. short
  2. lacking, deficient

Inflection


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Descendants

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