Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haspijǭ

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

Alternative forms

• *hapsijǭ (early)
• *hazbijǭ (North Germanic)

Etymology

Of unknown origin. Has been derived from a hypothetical earlier *hapsijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kamb- (“crooked; bent”), for which see *kh₂em- (“to bend, curve”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑs.pi.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*haspijǭ f

1. clasp; hasp
2. reel

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *haspijǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*haspijǭ	*haspijōniz
vocative	*haspijǭ	*haspijōniz
accusative	*haspijōnų	*haspijōnunz
genitive	*haspijōniz	*haspijōnǫ̂
dative	*haspijōni	*haspijōmaz
instrumental	*haspijōnē	*haspijōmiz

Derived terms

• *hapsōną
• *haspulaz/*haspilaz
  • Old Frisian: *haspel, *hespel
    • Saterland Frisian: Haspel
    • West Frisian: haspel, hispel
  • Old Saxon: haspul
    • Middle Low German: haspel
      • German Low German: Haspel
      • → Danish: hæspel
      • → Norwegian: hespel
      • → Swedish: haspel
  • Frankish: *haspilaz
    • Old Dutch: *haspil
      • Middle Dutch: haspel
        • Dutch: haspel
  • Old High German: haspil
    • Middle High German: haspel
      • Cimbrian: haspel
      • German: Haspel

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *haspijā
  • Old English: hæpse; hæsp
    • Middle English: haspe, hespe
      • English: hasp
        • → Irish: haspa
      • Scots: hesp
  • Old Frisian: *hespe
    • Saterland Frisian: Häspe; Häsp
  • Old Saxon: *haspia, *hespia
    • Middle Low German: haspe, hespe
      • → Danish: hasp, hæspe
      • → Swedish: hasp
      • → Norwegian: hespe
  • Old Dutch: *haspa
    • Middle Dutch: haspe
      • Dutch: hasp, haps (obsolete)
  • Old High German: *haspa
    • Middle High German: haspe, hespe
      • German: Haspe, Häspe
• Old Norse: hespa
  • Icelandic: hespa
  • Faroese: hespa
• Gothic: *𐌷𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌰 (*haspa)
  • → Vulgar Latin: *haspa (see there for further descendants)