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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spīwaną

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 *(s)ptēiw-, *(s)ptyēw- (to spit, vomit). Cognate with Latin spuō (spit, verb), Ancient Greek πτύω (ptúō, spit, vomit), Old Armenian թուք (tʻukʻ), Old Church Slavonic пльвати (plĭvati), Sanskrit ष्ठीवति (ṣṭhīvati).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspiː.wɑ.nɑ̃/

Noun

*spīwaną[1][2]

  1. to spew, to spit

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*spīwan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 468
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*spīwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 365
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