Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spahō

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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[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (to see, to look, to observe).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*spahō f[1]

  1. a looking, peering
  2. a prophesy

Inflection[edit]

ō-stemDeclension of *spahō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *spahō *spahôz
vocative *spahō *spahôz
accusative *spahǭ *spahōz
genitive *spahōz *spahǫ̂
dative *spahōi *spahōmaz
instrumental *spahō *spahōmiz

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *spehu
    • Old Saxon: *speha
    • Old Dutch: *spia
    • Old High German: speha
  • Proto-Norse: ᛋᛒᛡ (sbᴀ)

Note: The West Germanic descendants point to a by-form *spehō.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*spaxō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 363