*spihtaz

Runic: ᛊᛈᛁᚺᛏᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈspix.tɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

woodpecker

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk- (‘woodpecker; magpie’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	spihtaz	spihtōz, spihtōs
Acc.	spihtą	spihtanz
Gen.	spihtas, spihtis	spihtǫ̂
Dat.	spihtai	spihtamaz
Inst.	spihtō	spihtamiz
Voc.	spiht	spihtōz, spihtōs

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Descendants

*spiht (Proto-West Germanic)
- *speht (Old Dutch)
  - specht (Middle Dutch)
    - specht (Dutch)
*spiht (Proto-West Germanic)
- *spiht, *speoht (Old English)
  - speght (Middle English)
    - speight, specht, spekt, spight (English)
    - specht (Middle Scots)
*spiht (Proto-West Germanic)
- espec, espoit, espois (Old French)
  - spek, spec, speke (Middle English)
    - wod spek (Middle English)
*spiht (Proto-West Germanic)
- espec, espoit, espois (Old French)
  - espec, especq (Middle French)
    - épeiche (French)
*spiht (Proto-West Germanic)
- *spiāht (Old Frisian)
  - specht, spjucht (North Frisian)
  - Spächt (Saterland Frisian)
  - spjocht, spjucht (West Frisian)
*spiht (Proto-West Germanic)
- speht (Old High German)
  - spëht, specht, speiht (Middle High German)
    - Specht (German)
    - Spiecht (Luxembourgish)
*spiht (Proto-West Germanic)
- speht (Old Saxon)
  - specht (Middle Low German)
    - specht, spechte (Dutch Low Saxon)
    - speight, specht, spekt, spight (English)
    - Specht (Plautdietsch)
*speht (Proto-West Germanic)
- *speht (Old Dutch)
  - specht (Middle Dutch)
    - specht (Dutch)
*speht (Proto-West Germanic)
- *spiht, *speoht (Old English)
  - speght (Middle English)
    - speight, specht, spekt, spight (English)
    - specht (Middle Scots)
*speht (Proto-West Germanic)
- espec, espoit, espois (Old French)
  - spek, spec, speke (Middle English)
    - wod spek (Middle English)
*speht (Proto-West Germanic)
- espec, espoit, espois (Old French)
  - espec, especq (Middle French)
    - épeiche (French)
*speht (Proto-West Germanic)
- *spiāht (Old Frisian)
  - specht, spjucht (North Frisian)
  - Spächt (Saterland Frisian)
  - spjocht, spjucht (West Frisian)
*speht (Proto-West Germanic)
- speht (Old High German)
  - spëht, specht, speiht (Middle High German)
    - Specht (German)
    - Spiecht (Luxembourgish)
*speht (Proto-West Germanic)
- speht (Old Saxon)
  - specht (Middle Low German)
    - specht, spechte (Dutch Low Saxon)
    - speight, specht, spekt, spight (English)
    - Specht (Plautdietsch)
spettr (Old Norse)
- spætte (Danish)
- spetta (Norwegian)
- spett (Swedish)
spætr (Old Norse)
- spætte (Danish)
- spetta (Norwegian)
- spett (Swedish)

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