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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skuppōną

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskup.pɔː.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Pre-Germanic *skubʰnéh₂-, an iterative formation to *skeubaną *skūbaną (to shove). Related to Lithuanian skubinti (to rush, hurry).

Verb

*skuppōną

  1. to shove, push, swing
Inflection

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, singular *skupp- against non-singular *skub-.

Descendants

Etymology 2

Considered by Kroonen to be a secondary zero-grade iterative to Proto-Indo-European *skep-. Probably related to Ancient Greek σκώπτω (skṓptō, to mock).

Verb

*skuppōną

  1. to mock, scoff
Inflection

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, singular *skupp- against non-singular *skub-.

  • *skaupą
  • *skupą/*skufą
  • *skupaz/*skuppaz
Descendants
  • Middle Low German: schoven
  • Dutch (early modern): schobben, schoppen
  • Middle High German: schopfen
  • Old Norse: skopa

References

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