Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spellô

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 *spellōną (to tell) +‎ *-ô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspel.lɔːː/

Noun

*spellô m[1]

  1. one who tells, teller

Inflection

Declension of *spellô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *spellô *spellaniz
vocative *spellô *spellaniz
accusative *spellanų *spellanunz
genitive *spilliniz *spellanǫ̂
dative *spillini *spellammaz
instrumental *spillinē *spellammiz

Descendants

  • Old High German: *spello in wārspello (fortune-teller, prophet)
  • Old Norse: spjalli
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌰 (spilla)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*spellōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 363