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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spitą
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp; pointed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspi.tɑ̃/
Noun
*spitą n
- rod; spike; skewer
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *spitą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *spitą | *spitō | |
| vocative | *spitą | *spitō | |
| accusative | *spitą | *spitō | |
| genitive | *spitas, *spitis | *spitǫ̂ | |
| dative | *spitai | *spitamaz | |
| instrumental | *spitō | *spitamiz | |
Related terms
- *spitō
- *spitjaz
Descendants
- Old Saxon: *spit
- Middle Low German: spit n
- German Low German: Spitt
- Norwegian: spidd (possibly)
- Old Swedish: spit
- Swedish: spett (possibly)
- Danish: spid (possibly)
- Middle Low German: spit n
- Frankish: *spit
- Old Dutch: *spit
- Middle Dutch: spit, spet
- Dutch: spit
- Middle Dutch: spit, spet
- Old French: espeiz
- Middle French: espois
- French: épois
- Middle French: espois
- Late Latin: spidus
- Old Italian: spito, spedo
- Old Dutch: *spit
- Old High German: spiz n or m
- Middle High German: spiz
- Gothic: *𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍄𐌿𐍃 (*spitus)
- Spanish: espeto
- Portuguese: espeto
- Galician: espeta, espeto, gaspeto