Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/spīking

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *spīku +‎ *-ing (diminutive suffix).

Noun

*spīking m

  1. small spike, nail

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *spīking
Genitive *spīkingas
Singular Plural
Nominative *spīking *spīkingō, *spīkingōs
Accusative *spīking *spīkingā
Genitive *spīkingas *spīkingō
Dative *spīkingē *spīkingum
Instrumental *spīkingu *spīkingum
  • *spīkr

Descendants

  • Old English: spīcing
    • Middle English: spikyng, spykyng
      • English: spiking (dialectal)
      • Scots: spyking, spikyn
  • Old Dutch: *spīking
    • Middle Dutch: spîkinc
      • Dutch: spijking (archaic)