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

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

Related terms

*spīkr

Descendants

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

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