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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sputtijaną

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 *sputtą (spit, spot) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsput.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sputtijaną[1]

  1. to spit

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sputtijan
    • Old English: spyttan, spittan
    • Old Saxon: *sputtian
      • Middle Low German: spütten
        • German Low German: spüttern
          • ? Saterland Frisian: sputterje
    • Old Dutch: *sputten
      • Middle Dutch: *sputten
        • Dutch: sputten (dialectal)
        • Dutch: sputteren
          • ? West Frisian: spitterje, sputterje
    • Old High German: *spuzzen
      • Middle High German: *spützen
        • German: spützen (dialectal)
  • Old Norse: spytta

References

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