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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spahōną

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 *speḱ- (to see, to look, to observe). Equivalent to *spahō (a looking, peering, prophesy) + *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɑ.xɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*spahōną[1]

  1. (North Germanic) to observe

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old Norse: spá
    • Icelandic: spá
    • Faroese: spáa
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: spå
    • Old Swedish: spā
    • Old Danish: spaa
    • Northern Middle English: spā

    References

    1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*spexōjanan~*spaxōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 363
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