Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sprekl

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 Proto-Germanic *sprekla-.

Noun

*sprekl n

  1. spot, freckle, fleck

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *sprekl
Genitive *sprekklas
Singular Plural
Nominative *sprekl *sprekklu
Accusative *sprekl *sprekklu
Genitive *sprekklas *sprekklō
Dative *sprekklē *sprekklum
Instrumental *sprekklu *sprekklum

Derived terms

  • *sprekloht
  • *sprenkl (nasalised variant)
  • *sprenkloht (nasalised variant)

Descendants

  • 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
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