Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spīwaną
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Proto-Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ptēiw-, *(s)ptyēw- (“to spit, vomit”). Cognate with Latin spuō (“spit”, verb), Ancient Greek πτύω (ptúō, “spit, vomit”), Old Armenian թուք (tʻukʻ), Old Church Slavonic пльвати (plĭvati), Sanskrit ष्ठीवति (ṣṭhīvati).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of *spīwaną (strong class 1)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *spīwan
- Old Norse: spýja, *spía
- Gothic: 𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽 (speiwan)