Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spellōną

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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

Derived from *spellą (story) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspel.lɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*spellōną[1][2]

  1. to talk, tell, recount

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*spella-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 466:*spellōjan-
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*spellōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 363