Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haspijǭ

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

Alternative forms

*hapsijǭ (early)
*hazbijǭ (North Germanic)

Etymology

From earlier *hapsijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kamb- (“crooked; bent”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxɑs.pi.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*haspijǭ f

clasp; hasp
reel

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *haspijǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*haspijǭ	*haspijōniz
vocative	*haspijǭ	*haspijōniz
accusative	*haspijōnų	*haspijōnunz
genitive	*haspijōniz	*haspijōnǫ̂
dative	*haspijōni	*haspijōmaz
instrumental	*haspijōnē	*haspijōmiz

Derived terms

*hapsōną
*haspulaz

Descendants

Old English: hæpse; hæsp
- Middle English: haspe, hespe
  - English: hasp
    - → Irish: haspa
  - Scots: hesp
Old Frisian: *hespe; *haspel
- Saterland Frisian: Häspe; Häsp; Haspel
- West Frisian: haspel, hispel
Old Saxon: *haspia, *hespia; haspul
- Middle Low German: haspe, hespe; haspel
  - German Low German: Haspel
  - → Danish: hasp, hæspe; hæspel
  - → Swedish: hasp; haspel
  - → Norwegian: hespe; hespel
Frankish: *haspija; *haspilaz
- Old Dutch: *haspa; *haspil
  - Middle Dutch: haspe; haspel
    - Dutch: hasp, haps (obsolete); haspel
- → Vulgar Latin: *haspa
  - Old French: haspe; hasple
    - Picard: haple
  - Medieval Latin: haspa
  - Italian: aspo, naspo
  - Spanish: aspa
Old High German: *haspa; haspil
- Middle High German: haspe, hespe; haspel
  - German: Haspe, Häspe; Haspel
Old Norse: hespa
- Icelandic: hespa