Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spituz

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 Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp, sharp stick”).

Noun

*spituz m

  1. rod (for roasting meat)
  2. stick; spit
  • *speutaz (“(West Germanic) spear”)
  • *spitą (“spear”)

Inflection

Declension of *spituz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *spituz *spitiwiz
vocative *spitu *spitiwiz
accusative *spitų *spitunz
genitive *spitauz *spitiwǫ̂
dative *spitiwi *spitumaz
instrumental *spitū *spitumiz

Descendants

  • Old English: spitu f
  • Old Saxon: *spit
    • Middle Low German: spit n
      • German Low German: Spitt
      • → Norwegian: spidd (possibly)
      • → Swedish: spett (possibly)
      • → Danish: spid (possibly)
  • Frankish: *spita; *spit
    • Old Dutch: *spit
    • → Old French: espeiz
      • Middle French: espois
        • French: épois
    • → Late Latin: spidus
  • Old High German: spiz n or m
    • Middle High German: spiz
  • Old Norse: spýta
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