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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spihtaz

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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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk- (woodpecker; magpie).

Noun

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*spihtaz m

  1. woodpecker

Inflection

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *spihtaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *spihtaz *spihtōz, *spihtōs
vocative *spiht *spihtōz, *spihtōs
accusative *spihtą *spihtanz
genitive *spihtas, *spihtis *spihtǫ̂
dative *spihtai *spihtamaz
instrumental *spihtō *spihtamiz
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Descendants

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