Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sprekla-

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 *(s)per- (“to strew, spread, sprinkle”).

Noun

*sprekla-

  1. spot, fleck
  2. freckle

Derived terms

  • *sprelą n
    • Proto-West Germanic: *sprekl
      • Old English: sprecel, spreccil
        • Middle English: *sprekel, sprekle
      • Old High German: *sprekkil, *spreckil
        • Middle High German: spreckel, sprëckel n
          • German: Spreckel m
          • Alemannic German: Šprägel, Šprigel
  • *spreklō f
    • Old Norse: sprekla
      • Icelandic: sprekla
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: sprekla
      • Swedish: spräkla, spräckla
  • *spekluhtaz
    • Proto-West Germanic: *sprekloht
      • Old High German: sprekkiloht, speckiloht
        • Middle High German: spreckeloht, spreckeleht, sprickeleht, spreckelot
    • Old Norse: spreklóttr
      • Icelandic: spreklóttur, spriklóttur
      • Old Swedish: spräklotter
      • Danish: spraglet
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.