Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skaldaną

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unclear, Seebold suggests it's possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (to drive) with a s-mobile attached to the root.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*skaldaną[1]

  1. to knock, hit

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *skaldan
    • Old Saxon: skaldan
    • Old High German: skaltan

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Seebold, Elmar (1970) “SKALD-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 406