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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/spēgl

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *speglum, variant of Late Latin speclum.[1]

Noun

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*spēgl m

  1. mirror

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *spēgl
Genitive *spēglas
Singular Plural
Nominative *spēgl *spēglō, *spēglōs
Accusative *spēgl *spēglā
Genitive *spēglas *spēglō
Dative *spēglē *spēglum
Instrumental *spēglu *spēglum

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Franck, Johannes (1936) “spegel”, in N. van Wijk, editor, Etymologisch woordenboek der nederlandsche taal (in Dutch), 2nd edition, The Hague: 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff:Uit Mlat. speglum (waaruit ook It. speglio) < Lat. speculum