Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/spell

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spellą.

Noun

*spell n

news, message
tale, story

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*spell
Genitive	*spellas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*spell	*spellu
Accusative	*spell	*spellu
Genitive	*spellas	*spellō
Dative	*spellē	*spellum
Instrumental	*spellu	*spellum

Descendants

Old English: spel
- English: spell
Old Saxon: spel
Old Dutch: spel
- Middle Dutch: spel
Old High German: spel