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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spraidijaną

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)per- (to strew, sow, sprinkle). Cognate with Latin spernō, spargō, Ancient Greek σπείρω (speírō), Persian سپردن (sepordan, to deposit).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsprai.di.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*spraidijaną

  1. to spread
  2. to distribute

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: sprǣdan
  • Old Frisian: [Term?]
    • North Frisian: spriedjen
    • Saterland Frisian: spreede
    • West Frisian: spriede
  • Old Saxon: [Term?]
  • Old Dutch: [Term?]
  • Old High German: spreitan
  • Old Norse: [Term?]
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