Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spananą

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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁- (“to spin (thread); to stretch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɑ.nɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*spananą

1. to lure, to entice

Inflection

Conjugation of *spananą (strong class 6)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*spanō	*spanaų	—	*spanai	?
2nd singular	*spanizi	*spanaiz	*span	*spanazai	*spanaizau
3rd singular	*spanidi	*spanai	*spanadau	*spanadai	*spanaidau
1st dual	*spanōz	*spanaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*spanadiz	*spanaidiz	*spanadiz	—	—
1st plural	*spanamaz	*spanaim	—	*spanandai	*spanaindau
2nd plural	*spanid	*spanaid	*spanid	*spanandai	*spanaindau
3rd plural	*spanandi	*spanain	*spanandau	*spanandai	*spanaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*spōn	*spōnį̄
2nd singular	*spōnt	*spōnīz
3rd singular	*spōn	*spōnī
1st dual	*spōnū	*spōnīw
2nd dual	*spōnudiz	*spōnīdiz
1st plural	*spōnum	*spōnīm
2nd plural	*spōnud	*spōnīd
3rd plural	*spōnun	*spōnīn
	present	past
participles	*spanandz	*spananaz

Related terms

• *spanjaną
• *spannaną
• *spannijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *spanan
  • Old English: spanan
    • Middle English: spannen
  • Old Saxon: spanan
    • Middle Low German: spanen
  • Old High German: spanan
    • Middle High German: spanen
• Old Norse: *spana
  • Old Swedish: spana