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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spēdiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

  • *spēdijaz

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *speh₁tís, from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛː.ðiz/

Adjective

*spēdiz

  1. extensive; vast; far-reaching
  2. spread out; thin
  3. prolonged; extended; lengthy
  4. running over the limit; late

Inflection


  • *spōaną
  • *spōdiz

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *spādi
  • Old Dutch: *spādi
  • Old High German: spāti
    • Middle High German: spǣte
  • Gothic: *𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌸𐍃 (*spēþs), 𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌳𐌹𐌶𐌰 (spēdiza), 𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌳𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (spēdists), 𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (spēdumists)

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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