Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spahōną

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 Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (to see, to look, to observe). Equivalent to *spahō (a looking, peering, prophesy) +‎ *-ōną.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɑ.xɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*spahōną[1]

  1. (North Germanic) to observe

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *spahō *spahǭ *spahōi ?
2nd singular *spahōsi *spahōs *spahō *spahōsai *spahōsau
3rd singular *spahōþi *spahō *spahōþau *spahōþai *spahōþau
1st dual *spahōs *spahōw
2nd dual *spahōþiz *spahōþiz *spahōþiz
1st plural *spahōmaz *spahōm *spahōnþai *spahōnþau
2nd plural *spahōþ *spahōþ *spahōþ *spahōnþai *spahōnþau
3rd plural *spahōnþi *spahōn *spahōnþau *spahōnþai *spahōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *spahōdǭ *spahōdēdį̄
2nd singular *spahōdēz *spahōdēdīz
3rd singular *spahōdē *spahōdēdī
1st dual *spahōdēdū *spahōdēdīw
2nd dual *spahōdēdudiz *spahōdēdīdiz
1st plural *spahōdēdum *spahōdēdīm
2nd plural *spahōdēdud *spahōdēdīd
3rd plural *spahōdēdun *spahōdēdīn
present past
participles *spahōndz *spahōdaz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: spá
    • Icelandic: spá
    • Faroese: spáa
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: spå
    • Old Swedish: spā
    • Old Danish: spaa
    • Northern Middle English: spa

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*spexōjanan ~ *spaxōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 363