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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/spehōn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *spehōną.

Verb

*spehōn

  1. to peer, to look, to spy

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *spehōn
1st sg. past *spehōdā
Infinitive *spehōn
Genitive infin. *spehōnijas
Dative infin. *spehōnijē
Instrum. infin. *spehōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *spehō *spehōdā
2nd singular *spehōs *spehōdēs, *spehōdōs
3rd singular *spehōþ *spehōdē, *spehōdā
1st plural *spehōm *spehōdum
2nd plural *spehōþ *spehōdud
3rd plural *spehōnþ *spehōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *spehō *spehōdī
2nd singular *spehōs *spehōdī
3rd singular *spehō *spehōdī
1st plural *spehōm *spehōdīm
2nd plural *spehōþ *spehōdīd
3rd plural *spehōn *spehōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *spehō
Plural *spehōþ
Present Past
Participle *spehōndī *spehōd

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *spehōn
    • Middle Low German: spēgen, spējen, spēen, spēn
      • Old Norse: speja, spæja
        • Icelandic: speja, spæja
        • Norwegian: speide
        • Swedish: speja
        • Danish: spejde
  • Old Dutch: *spion
  • Old High German: spehōn
    • Middle High German: spëhen
  • Vulgar Latin: *spiō (see there for further descendants)
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