Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spurdz

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

An i-stem derivative from Proto-Indo-European *spérdʰ-ti, the third-person singular of *sperdʰ- (“to compete, contest”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspurdz/, /ˈspurðz/

Noun

*spurdz f

  1. racecourse; racetrack

Inflection

Declension of *spurdz (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *spurdz *spurdiz
vocative *spurd *spurdiz
accusative *spurdų *spurdunz
genitive *spurdiz *spurdǫ̂
dative *spurdi *spurdumaz
instrumental *spurdē *spurdumiz

Descendants

  • Old English: spyrd
  • Old High German: spurt
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍃 (spaurds)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*spurdi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 470-1
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