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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spuþþōną

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 reconstructions

  • *sputtōną

Etymology

From *spuþþą, *spuþþaz (mockery) + *-ōną.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈspuθ.θɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*spuþþōną[1]

  1. to mock, deride, ridicule

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *spoþþōn, *spottōn
    • Old Frisian: spottia
      • West Frisian: spotte (with an unetymological class 1 inflection)
    • Old Saxon: *spottōn
    • Old Dutch: *spotton
    • Old High German: spottōn
  • Old Norse: spotta

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*spuþþōjan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 368
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