Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spellô

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

From *spellōną (“to tell”) +‎ *-ô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspel.lɔːː/

Noun

*spellô m

1. one who tells, teller

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *spellô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*spellô	*spellaniz
vocative	*spellô	*spellaniz
accusative	*spellanų	*spellanunz
genitive	*spilliniz	*spellanǫ̂
dative	*spillini	*spellammaz
instrumental	*spillinē	*spellammiz

Descendants

• Old High German: *spello in wārspello (“fortune-teller, prophet”)
• Old Norse: spjalli
  • Icelandic: spjalli
• Gothic: 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌰 (spilla)