Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spitą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp; pointed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspi.tɑ̃/

Noun

*spitą n

1. 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)
• Frankish: *spit
  • Old Dutch: *spit
    • Middle Dutch: spit, spet
      • Dutch: spit
  • → Old French: espeiz
    • Middle French: espois
      • French: épois
  • → Old Occitan:
    • Catalan: espet
  • → Late Latin: spidus
    • Old Italian: spito, spedo
• Old High German: spiz n or m
  • Middle High German: spiz
• Gothic: *𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍄𐌿𐍃 (*spitus)
  • → Spanish: espeto
  • → Portuguese: espeto
  • → Galician: espeta, espeto, gaspeto