Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sprīþaną

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

Alternative forms

• *sprītaną

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *spreyt-, of uncertain origin; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *sperH- +‎ *-ey- +‎ *-t-. Variant stem *sprīt- influenced by iterative *spritt-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspriː.θɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sprīþaną

1. (West Germanic) to break up, become scattered

Inflection

Conjugation of *sprīþaną (strong class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*sprīþō	*sprīþaų	—	*sprīþai	?
2nd singular	*sprīþizi	*sprīþaiz	*sprīþ	*sprīþazai	*sprīþaizau
3rd singular	*sprīþidi	*sprīþai	*sprīþadau	*sprīþadai	*sprīþaidau
1st dual	*sprīþōz	*sprīþaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*sprīþadiz	*sprīþaidiz	*sprīþadiz	—	—
1st plural	*sprīþamaz	*sprīþaim	—	*sprīþandai	*sprīþaindau
2nd plural	*sprīþid	*sprīþaid	*sprīþid	*sprīþandai	*sprīþaindau
3rd plural	*sprīþandi	*sprīþain	*sprīþandau	*sprīþandai	*sprīþaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*spraiþ	*spridį̄
2nd singular	*spraist	*spridīz
3rd singular	*spraiþ	*spridī
1st dual	*spridū	*spridīw
2nd dual	*spridudiz	*spridīdiz
1st plural	*spridum	*spridīm
2nd plural	*spridud	*spridīd
3rd plural	*spridun	*spridīn
	present	past
participles	*sprīþandz	*spridanaz

Derived terms

• *spraidijaną
• *sprittōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *sprīþan
  • Old High German: *sprīdan, sprīzan (influenced by *sprittōn)
    • Middle High German: sprīden, sprīten