Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/spind

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 Proto-Germanic *spindaz.

Noun

*spind m

1. fat, lard, grease
2. marrow

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*spind
Genitive	*spindas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*spind	*spindō, *spindōs
Accusative	*spind	*spindā
Genitive	*spindas	*spindō
Dative	*spindē	*spindum
Instrumental	*spindu	*spindum

Descendants

• 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