Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sprekl

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 *sprekla-.

Noun

*sprekl n

1. spot, freckle, fleck

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*sprekl
Genitive	*sprekklas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sprekl	*sprekklu
Accusative	*sprekl	*sprekklu
Genitive	*sprekklas	*sprekklō
Dative	*sprekklē	*sprekklum
Instrumental	*sprekklu	*sprekklum

Derived terms

• *sprekloht

Related terms

• *sprenkl (nasalised variant)
• *sprenkloht (nasalised variant)

Descendants

• Old English: sprecel, spreccil
  • Middle English: *sprekel, sprekle
    • English: spreckle
    • Scots: spreckel, spreckle
• Old High German: *sprekkil, *spreckil
  • Middle High German: spreckel, sprëckel n
    • German: Spreckel m
    • Alemannic German: Šprägel, Šprigel