Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/speutaz

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

Alternative forms

(Northern) *speutą

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *spewd- (“to press; urge; hurry”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspeu̯.tɑz/

Noun

*speutaz m

(West Germanic) spear
Synonyms: *angô, *darōþuz, *frankô, *gaizaz, *speru

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *speutaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*speutaz	speutōz, speutōs
vocative	*speut	speutōz, speutōs
accusative	*speutą	*speutanz
genitive	speutas, spiutis	*speutǫ̂
dative	*spiutai	*speutamaz
instrumental	*speutō	*speutamiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *speut
- Old Saxon: spiot m
  - Middle Low German: spêt
- Old Dutch: *spiot
  - Middle Dutch: spiet m
- Old High German: spioz m
  - Middle High German: spiez
    - German: Spieß
    - → Middle Low German: spitz, spies, spis
      - → Finnish: peitsi
    - → Middle Dutch: spietse, spiesse, spesse
      - Dutch: spies
- → Late Latin: speutum, speudum
  - Old French: espiet, espet, espie, espoit, espoi (also possibly from Old Norse spjót)
    - French: épieu
    - → Italian: spiedo, spiede