Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/spehārī

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 *spehu +‎ *-ārī.

Noun

*spehārī m

  1. a spy, spier
    Synonym: *spehō

Inflection

Masculine ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *spehārī
Genitive *spehārijas
Singular Plural
Nominative *spehārī *spehārijō, *spehārijōs
Accusative *spehārī *spehārijā
Genitive *spehārijas *spehārijō
Dative *spehārijē *spehārijum
Instrumental *spehāriju *spehārijum

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *spehāri
  • Old Dutch: *speāri
    • Middle Dutch: spiere, spierre, spier
      • Dutch: *spieder (in bespieder, verspieder)
        • → West Frisian: ferspieder
  • Old High German: spehāri, spihāri, spiohāri
    • Middle High German: spëhære, spehāre, speher, spieher, spicher
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