Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spelþą
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *(s)pelH- (“to split off, separate”). Cognate with Sanskrit फलति (phalati, “to burst (in half)”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*spelþą n[1]
Inflection
editneuter a-stemDeclension of *spelþą (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *spelþą | *spelþō | |
vocative | *spelþą | *spelþō | |
accusative | *spelþą | *spelþō | |
genitive | *spelþas, *spilþis | *spelþǫ̂ | |
dative | *spilþai | *spelþamaz | |
instrumental | *spelþō | *spelþamiz |
Related terms
editDerived terms
edit- *spelþōną
- Old Norse: spella
- *spilþijaną
Descendants
editReferences
edit- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*spelþan ~ *spelþaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 363-364