Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spindaz

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

Unknown.

Noun

*spindaz m

1. fat; lard; grease; smear
2. marrow

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *spindaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*spindaz	*spindōz, *spindōs
vocative	*spind	*spindōz, *spindōs
accusative	*spindą	*spindanz
genitive	*spindas, *spindis	*spindǫ̂
dative	*spindai	*spindamaz
instrumental	*spindō	*spindamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *spind
  • Old English: spind
  • Old Saxon: spind
    • Middle Low German: spint
  • Old Dutch: *spind
    • Middle Dutch: spint
      • Dutch: spint
  • Old High German: spint
    • Middle High German: spint
      • German: Spint (archaic, dialectal)
      • → Bavarian: Spind; Spund
• →? Proto-Finnic: *pinta