Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spituz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp, sharp stick”).

Noun

*spituz m

1. rod (for roasting meat)
2. stick; spit

Related terms

• *speutaz (“(West Germanic) spear”)
• *spitą (“spear”)

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *spituz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*spituz	*spitiwiz
vocative	*spitu	*spitiwiz
accusative	*spitų	*spitunz
genitive	*spitauz	*spitiwǫ̂
dative	*spitiwi	*spitumaz
instrumental	*spitū	*spitumiz

Descendants

• Old English: spitu f
  • Middle English: spite, spytte
    • English: spit
• Old Saxon: *spit
  • Middle Low German: spit n
    • German Low German: Spitt
    • → Norwegian: spidd (possibly)
    • → Swedish: spett (possibly)
    • → Danish: spid (possibly)
• Frankish: *spita; *spit
  • Old Dutch: *spit
    • Middle Dutch: spit, spet
      • Dutch: spit
  • → Old French: espeiz
    • Middle French: espois
      • French: épois
  • → Late Latin: spidus
    • Old Italian: spito, spedo
    • Spanish: espeto
    • Portuguese: espeto
• Old High German: spiz n or m
  • Middle High German: spiz
• Old Norse: spýta
  • Icelandic: spýta
  • Faroese: spýta