Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sprakô

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

Alternative forms

*sparkô

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)prey-, *(s)per- (“to strew, spread, scatter, sow”). Cognate with Latvian spirgsti (“gleeds beneath ashes”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsprɑ.kɔːː/

Noun

*sprakô m

spark

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *sprakô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sprakô	*sprakaniz
vocative	*sprakô	*sprakaniz
accusative	*sprakanų	*sprakanunz
genitive	*sprakiniz	*sprakanǫ̂
dative	*sprakini	*sprakammaz
instrumental	*sprakinē	*sprakammiz

Synonyms

*funkô
*gahnaistô

Descendants

Old English: spearca
- Middle English: sperke, sparke
  - Scots: spark
  - English: spark
    - → Esperanto: sparko
Old Frisian: *sparka
- Saterland Frisian: Spoorke
Old Saxon: *sparko
- Middle Low German: sparke
  - Low German: Sparke
Frankish: *sparko
- Old Dutch: *sparko
  - Middle Dutch: sparke
    - Dutch: spark
- → Old French: esparque
⇒ Old Norse: spraka
- Old Swedish: spraka