Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/spinþrijō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *spinnan (“to spin”) +‎ *-þr +‎ *-jō.

Noun

*spinþrijō m

1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) spider

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*spinþrijō
Genitive	*spinþrijini, *spinþrijan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*spinþrijō	*spinþrijan
Accusative	*spinþrijan	*spinþrijan
Genitive	*spinþrijini, *spinþrijan	*spinþrijanō
Dative	*spinþrijini, *spinþrijan	*spinþrijum
Instrumental	*spinþrijini, *spinþrijan	*spinþrijum

Related terms

• *spinnilu

Descendants

• Old English: spīþra
  • Middle English: spiþre, spydyr, spider, spiþer
    • English: spider