Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spēnuz
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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]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Traditionally compared with Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”) and Sanskrit स्फ्य (sphyá, “flat piece of wood used as a ritual sword”), for a tentative Proto-Indo-European *(s)peH- (“to cut off; chip, shaving, log, length of wood”).[1] However, this connection is phonologically impossible,[2] and all of the supposed cognates are themselves of disputed origin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*spēnuz m[1]
Inflection
[edit]| u-stemDeclension of *spēnuz (u-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *spēnuz | *spēniwiz | |
| vocative | *spēnu | *spēniwiz | |
| accusative | *spēnų | *spēnunz | |
| genitive | *spēnauz | *spēniwǫ̂ | |
| dative | *spēniwi | *spēnumaz | |
| instrumental | *spēnū | *spēnumiz | |
Derived terms
[edit]- *sagōspēnuz (“sawdust”)
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *spānu
- Old Norse: spánn, spónn
- →? Proto-Finnic: *pëëna (“cleat”)
- Finnish: piena
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*spēnuz ~ *spōnuz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 364–365
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σφήν, σφηνός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1430