Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spinþrô

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

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁- (“to spin thread, plait, weave, sew; to stretch”), compare Proto-Germanic *spinnaną (“to spin”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspin.θrɔːː/

Noun

*spinþrô m

spider

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *spinþrô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*spinþrô	*spinþraniz
vocative	*spinþrô	*spinþraniz
accusative	*spinþranų	*spinþranunz
genitive	*spinþriniz	*spinþranǫ̂
dative	*spinþrini	*spinþrammaz
instrumental	*spinþrinē	*spinþrammiz

Related terms

*spinnǭ

Descendants

Old English: spīþra
- Middle English: spiþre, spiþer, spydyr, spider
  - English: spider
  - Scots: spider, spyddir, speidder