Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spellô
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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]
Etymology[edit]
From *spellōną (“to tell”) + *-ô.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*spellô m[1]
Inflection[edit]
| masculine an-stemDeclension of *spellô (masculine an-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *spellô | *spellaniz | |
| vocative | *spellô | *spellaniz | |
| accusative | *spellanų | *spellanunz | |
| genitive | *spilliniz | *spellanǫ̂ | |
| dative | *spillini | *spellammaz | |
| instrumental | *spillinē | *spellammiz | |
Descendants[edit]
- Old High German: *spello in wārspello (“fortune-teller, prophet”)
- Old Norse: spjalli
- Icelandic: spjalli
- Gothic: 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌰 (spilla)
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*spellōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 363