*spitō
Runic: ᛊᛈᛁᛏᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈspi.tɔː/noun · feminine · ō-stem
Meanings
rod; spike; skewer
Etymology
Orel leaves the origin of this family of words open, though the words seem to derive from Proto-Indo-European *spey-d, a *d-extension of *spey- (‘sharp; pointed’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | spitō | spitôz |
| Acc. | spitǭ | spitōz |
| Gen. | spitōz | spitǫ̂ |
| Dat. | spitōi | spitōmaz |
| Inst. | spitō | spitōmiz |
| Voc. | spitō | spitôz |
Descendants
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spitu (Old English)
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spite, spet, spete, spytte (Middle English)
- spit (English)
- spet, spete, speit (Scots)
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spite, spet, spete, spytte (Middle English)
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*spita (Old Norse)
- spita (Norwegian)
- speta (Swedish)