Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sprīþaną

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

  • *sprītaną

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *spreyt-, of uncertain origin, with no certain cognates outside of Germanic;[1] possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)perh₁- (to kick) +‎ *-ey- +‎ *-t-. Variant stem *sprīt- influenced by iterative *spritt-. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspriː.θɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sprīþaną[1]

  1. (West Germanic) to break up, become scattered

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *sprīþō *sprīþaų *sprīþai ?
2nd singular *sprīþizi *sprīþaiz *sprīþ *sprīþazai *sprīþaizau
3rd singular *sprīþidi *sprīþai *sprīþadau *sprīþadai *sprīþaidau
1st dual *sprīþōz *sprīþaiw
2nd dual *sprīþadiz *sprīþaidiz *sprīþadiz
1st plural *sprīþamaz *sprīþaim *sprīþandai *sprīþaindau
2nd plural *sprīþid *sprīþaid *sprīþid *sprīþandai *sprīþaindau
3rd plural *sprīþandi *sprīþain *sprīþandau *sprīþandai *sprīþaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *spraiþ *spridį̄
2nd singular *spraist *spridīz
3rd singular *spraiþ *spridī
1st dual *spridū *spridīw
2nd dual *spridudiz *spridīdiz
1st plural *spridum *spridīm
2nd plural *spridud *spridīd
3rd plural *spridun *spridīn
present past
participles *sprīþandz *spridanaz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sprīþan
    • Old High German: *sprīdan, sprīzan (influenced by *sprittōn)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sprīþan-~*sprītan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 470