Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spelþą
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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]Traditionally derived from a Proto-Indo-European *(s)pelH- (“to split off, separate”), and compared with Sanskrit स्फट् (sphaṭ, “to burst, split”),[1][2] फलति (phalati, “to burst (in half)”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*spelþą n[1]
Inflection
[edit]| neuter a-stemDeclension of *spelþą (neuter a-stem) | |||
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| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *spelþą | *spelþō | |
| vocative | *spelþą | *spelþō | |
| accusative | *spelþą | *spelþō | |
| genitive | *spelþas, *spilþis | *spelþǫ̂ | |
| dative | *spelþai | *spelþamaz | |
| instrumental | *spelþō | *spelþamiz | |
Related terms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- *spelþōną
- Old Norse: spella
- *spilþijaną
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*spelþan ~ *spelþaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 363-364
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*spalđanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 361