Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/speru

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 forms

  • *sperru, *sparu

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *sperHu-, from Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (“spear; a kind of tree”). Cognate with Latin sparus (“hunting spear”), Albanian shpardh (“Italian oak”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspe.ru/

Noun

*speru n

  1. spear
    Synonyms: *angô, *darōþuz, *frankô, *gaizaz, *speutaz

Inflection

Declension of *speru (neuter u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *speru *sperū
vocative *speru *sperū
accusative *speru *sperū
genitive *sperauz *spiriwǫ̂
dative *spiriwi *sperumaz
instrumental *sperū *sperumiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *speru, *spiri, *spari
  • Old Norse: spjǫr, spjǫrr, spǫrr, sparr

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*speru-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 467
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