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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/spraidijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *spraidijaną. A causative verb to *sprīþan.
Verb
*spraidijan
- to spread
- to distribute
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *spraidijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *spraididā | |
| Infinitive | *spraidijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *spraidijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *spraidijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *spraidijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *spraidiju | *spraididā |
| 2nd singular | *spraidisi | *spraididēs, *spraididōs |
| 3rd singular | *spraidiþi | *spraididē, *spraididā |
| 1st plural | *spraidijum | *spraididum |
| 2nd plural | *spraidiþ | *spraididud |
| 3rd plural | *spraidijanþ | *spraididun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *spraidijē | *spraididī |
| 2nd singular | *spraidijēs | *spraididī |
| 3rd singular | *spraidijē | *spraididī |
| 1st plural | *spraidijēm | *spraididīm |
| 2nd plural | *spraidijēþ | *spraididīd |
| 3rd plural | *spraidijēn | *spraididīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *spraidi | |
| Plural | *spraidiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *spraidijandī | *spraidid |
Descendants
- Old English: sprǣdan
- Middle English: spreden
- English: spread
- Scots: spreid
- Middle English: spreden
- Old Frisian: *sprēda
- North Frisian: spriedjen
- Saterland Frisian: spreede
- West Frisian: spriede
- Old Saxon: *sprēdian
- Middle Low German: sprêden)
- Low German: spreden
- → Norwegian: spre, spreia
- Middle Low German: sprêden)
- Old Dutch: *spreiden, *sprēden
- Middle Dutch: spreiden, sprêden
- Dutch: spreiden
- Middle Dutch: spreiden, sprêden
- Old High German: spreiten
- Middle High German: spreiten
- Alemannic German: spräite
- German: spreiten
- Middle High German: spreiten