Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sprīþaną
Proto-Germanic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From pre-Germanic *spreyt-, of uncertain origin; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *sperH- + *-ey- + *-t-. Variant stem *sprīt- influenced by iterative *spritt-.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
- (West Germanic) to break up, become scattered
Inflection edit
Conjugation of *sprīþaną (strong class 1)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *sprīþan