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> *sċr
e
ncan
cause to shrink
originates from: PGmc
*skrankʷjan-
"make fall(?)" (skrankʷjan-
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skrankwjan
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skrąnkwjan
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sċrąnkwjan
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sċrąnkjan
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sċrænkjan
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sċrenkjan
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sċrenkan) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Kroonen 2013
:447)
Words derived with affix:
ġesċrencan
"cause to shrink, destroy, supplant"