Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spitō

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 Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp; pointed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspi.tɔː/

Noun

*spitō f

1. rod; spike; skewer

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *spitō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*spitō	*spitôz
vocative	*spitō	*spitôz
accusative	*spitǭ	*spitōz
genitive	*spitōz	*spitǫ̂
dative	*spitōi	*spitōmaz
instrumental	*spitō	*spitōmiz

Related terms

• *spitą
• *spitjaną
• *spitjaz
• *spitjǭ
• *spitǭ
• *spitjōną

Descendants

• Old English: spitu f
  • Middle English: spite, spet, spete, spytte
    • Scots: spet, spete, speit
    • English: spit
• Old Norse: *spita
  • Norwegian: spita f (dialectal)
  • Swedish: speta