Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spelþą

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)pelH- (“to split off, separate”). Cognate with Sanskrit फलति (phalati, “to burst (in half)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspel.θɑ̃/

Noun

*spelþą n

1. destruction, ruin

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *spelþą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*spelþą	*spelþō
vocative	*spelþą	*spelþō
accusative	*spelþą	*spelþō
genitive	*spelþas, *spilþis	*spelþǫ̂
dative	*spelþai	*spelþamaz
instrumental	*spelþō	*spelþamiz

Related terms

• *spilþiz
  • Old High German: spildī

Derived terms

• *spelþōną
  • Old Norse: spella
• *spilþijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *spelþ
  • Old English: spild
• Old Norse: spjall