Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sprintan

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *sprintaną.

Verb[edit]

*sprintan

  1. to jump
  2. to emerge, start

Inflection[edit]

Strong class 3
Infinitive *sprintan
1st sg. past *sprant
3rd pl. past *spruntun
Past ptcple *spruntan
Infinitive *sprintan
Genitive infin. *sprintannjas
Dative infin. *sprintannjē
Instrum. infin. *sprintannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *sprintu *sprant
2nd singular *sprintiʀi *spruntī
3rd singular *sprintidi *sprant
1st plural *sprintum *spruntum
2nd plural *sprintid *spruntud
3rd plural *sprintand *spruntun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *sprintē *spruntī
2nd singular *sprintēs *spruntī
3rd singular *sprintē *spruntī
1st plural *sprintēm *spruntīm
2nd plural *sprintēþ *spruntīd
3rd plural *sprintēn *spruntīn
Imperative Present
Singular *sprint
Plural *sprintid
Present Past
Participle *sprintandī *spruntan

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: sprintan
  • Old High German: *sprinzan