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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sprīþaną

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

Alternative forms

  • *sprītaną

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *spreyt-, of uncertain origin; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *sperH- + *-ey- + *-t-. Variant stem *sprīt- influenced by iterative *spritt-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspriː.θɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sprīþaną[1][2]

  1. (West Germanic) to break up, become scattered

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sprīþan
    • Old High German: *sprīdan, sprīzan (influenced by *sprittōn)

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sprīþan-~*sprītan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 470
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*sprīđanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 367
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