Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spīkō
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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]Orel notes similarities to Latin spīcus (“pin”);[1] the word seems to derive from Proto-Indo-European *speyg-, a *g-extension of *spey- (“long, sharp”).[2]
Noun
[edit]*spīkō f[1]
Inflection
[edit]| ō-stemDeclension of *spīkō (ō-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *spīkō | *spīkôz | |
| vocative | *spīkō | *spīkôz | |
| accusative | *spīkǭ | *spīkōz | |
| genitive | *spīkōz | *spīkǫ̂ | |
| dative | *spīkōi | *spīkōmaz | |
| instrumental | *spīkō | *spīkōmiz | |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*spīkō ~ *spīkaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 365
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “spīca”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 580