Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spraidijaną

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 *sprīþaną (to break up) +‎ *-janą. Cognate with Latin spernō, spargō, Ancient Greek σπείρω (speírō), Persian سپردن (sepordan, to deposit).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsprai.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*spraidijaną

  1. to spread
  2. to distribute

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *spraidijō *spraidijaų *spraidijai ?
2nd singular *spraidīsi *spraidijais *spraidī *spraidijasai *spraidijaisau
3rd singular *spraidīþi *spraidijai *spraidijaþau *spraidijaþai *spraidijaiþau
1st dual *spraidijōs *spraidijaiw
2nd dual *spraidijaþiz *spraidijaiþiz *spraidijaþiz
1st plural *spraidijamaz *spraidijaim *spraidijanþai *spraidijainþau
2nd plural *spraidīþ *spraidijaiþ *spraidīþ *spraidijanþai *spraidijainþau
3rd plural *spraidijanþi *spraidijain *spraidijanþau *spraidijanþai *spraidijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *spraididǭ *spraididēdį̄
2nd singular *spraididēz *spraididēdīz
3rd singular *spraididē *spraididēdī
1st dual *spraididēdū *spraididēdīw
2nd dual *spraididēdudiz *spraididēdīdiz
1st plural *spraididēdum *spraididēdīm
2nd plural *spraididēdud *spraididēdīd
3rd plural *spraididēdun *spraididēdīn
present past
participles *spraidijandz *spraididaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *spraidijan
    • Old English: sprǣdan
      • Middle English: spreden
        • English: spread
        • Scots: spreid
    • Old Frisian: *sprēda
      • North Frisian: spriedjen
      • Saterland Frisian: spreede
      • West Frisian: spriede
    • Old Saxon: *sprēdian
    • Old Dutch: *spreiden, *sprēden
    • Old High German: spreiten