Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spīwaną

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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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ptēiw-, *(s)ptyēw- (to spit, vomit). Cognate with Latin spuō (spit, verb), Ancient Greek πτύω (ptúō, spit, vomit), Old Armenian թուք (tʻukʻ), Old Church Slavonic пльвати (plĭvati), Sanskrit ष्ठीवति (ṣṭhīvati).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*spīwaną[1][2]

  1. to spew, to spit

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*spīwan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 468
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*spīwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 365