Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spīrǭ

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

*spīrō
*spīraz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“peak; summit; sharp point; stick”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspiː.rɔ̃ː/

Noun

*spīrǭ f

peak; top; summit; top
pole; rod; reed; stalk

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *spīrǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*spīrǭ	*spīrōniz
vocative	*spīrǭ	*spīrōniz
accusative	*spīrōnų	*spīrōnunz
genitive	*spīrōniz	*spīrōnǫ̂
dative	*spīrōni	*spīrōmaz
instrumental	*spīrōnē	*spīrōmiz

Synonyms

*halmaz

Descendants

Old English: spīr ? (Gender unknown. Perhaps from *spīrō)
- Middle English: spir, spyre, spier, spire
  - English: spire
  - Scots: spyre, spire
Old Frisian: *spīr
- Saterland Frisian: Spier
- West Frisian: spier
Old Saxon: spīr f
- Middle Low German: spîr m
  - German Low German: Spier
Old Dutch: *spīr
- Middle Dutch: spier
  - Dutch: spier
Old High German: spīr (in spīrboum)
- Middle High German: spir (in spirboum), spier
  - German: Spier, Spiere
Old Norse: spíra
- Icelandic: spíra
- Norwegian: spir
- Swedish: spira
- Danish: spir