Jump to content

Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spraidijaną

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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]

From *sprīþaną (to break up) +‎ *-janą. Cognate with Latin spernō, spargō, Ancient Greek σπείρω (speírō), Persian سپردن (sepordan, to deposit).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈsprai.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

[edit]

*spraidijaną

  1. to spread
  2. to distribute

Inflection

[edit]

Descendants

[edit]