Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spellą

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

Etymology

Of Proto-Indo-European, ultimately from *spel- (“to tell”). Common origin and cognate with Old Armenian առասպել (aṙaspel). Not related to *spilą (“game, amusement”).

Noun

*spellą n

news, message
tale, story

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *spellą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*spellą	*spellō
vocative	*spellą	*spellō
accusative	*spellą	*spellō
genitive	spellas, spillis	*spellǫ̂
dative	*spillai	*spellamaz
instrumental	*spellō	*spellamiz

Derived terms

*spellōną

Descendants

Old English: spel; bīspel
- English: spell; byspel
Old Saxon: spel
Old Dutch: spel
- Middle Dutch: bijspel
Old High German: spel; bīspel
- German: Beispiel
- Luxembourgish: Beispill
Old Norse: spjall
- Icelandic: spjall
Gothic: 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻 (spill)