Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spīrǭ

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

Alternative forms

• *spīrō, *spīraz, *spīriz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“peak; summit; sharp point; stick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspiː.rɔ̃ː/

Noun

*spīrǭ f

1. peak; summit; top
2. pole; rod; reed; stalk

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *spīrǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*spīrǭ	*spīrōniz
vocative	*spīrǭ	*spīrōniz
accusative	*spīrōnų	*spīrōnunz
genitive	*spīrōniz	*spīrōnǫ̂
dative	*spīrōni	*spīrōmaz
instrumental	*spīrōnē	*spīrōmiz

Synonyms

• *halmaz

Related terms

• *spīkaz
• *spīkraz
• *spīkō
• *spīlǭ

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *spīrā; *spīri f; *spīru f; *spīr m or n
  • Old English: spīr ? (Gender unknown. Perhaps from *spīr, *spīri, or *spīru)
    • Middle English: spir, spyre, spier, spire
      • English: spire
      • Scots: spyre, spire
  • Old Frisian: *spīr
    • Saterland Frisian: Spier, Spíer n
    • West Frisian: spier c or n
  • Old Saxon: spīr f (i-stem)
    • Middle Low German: spîr m or n
      • German Low German: Spier m or n
      • → German: Spier
  • Old Dutch: *spīr
    • Middle Dutch: spier n
      • Dutch: spier f
  • Old High German: spīr (in spīrboum)
    • Middle High German: spīre f; spir (in spirboum); spier n (in grasspier)
      • German: Speier m or f (dialectal)
• Old Norse: spíra
  • Icelandic: spíra
  • Faroese: spíra
  • Norwegian Bokmål: spire, spir
  • Swedish: spira
  • Danish: spir

References

https://www.dwds.de/wb/dwb/spier#spier