Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spitō

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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

Etymology

Orel leaves the origin of this family of words open,[1] though the words seem to derive from Proto-Indo-European *spey-d, a *d-extension of *spey- (“sharp; pointed”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*spitō f

  1. rod; spike; skewer

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *spitō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *spitō *spitôz
vocative *spitō *spitôz
accusative *spitǭ *spitōz
genitive *spitōz *spitǫ̂
dative *spitōi *spitōmaz
instrumental *spitō *spitōmiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*spitaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 365
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