Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spituz

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 *spey- (“sharp, sharp stick”)

Noun

*spituz ?

rod (for roasting meat)
stick; spit

Related terms

*speutaz
*spitą (“spear”)

Descendants

Old English: spitu f
- Middle English: spite, spytte
  - English: spit
Old Saxon: *spit
- Middle Low German: spit n
  - German Low German: Spitt
  - Norwegian: spidd (possibly)
  - Swedish: spett (possibly)
  - Danish: spid (possibly)
Frankish: *spita; *spit
- Old Dutch: *spit
  - Middle Dutch: spit, spet
    - Dutch: spit
- Old French: espeiz
  - Middle French: espois
    - French: épois
- Late Latin: spidus
  - Old Italian: spito, spedo
  - Spanish: espeto
  - Portuguese: espeto
Old High German: spiz n or m
- Middle High German: spiz
Old Norse: spýta
- Icelandic: spýta
- Faroese: spýta