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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spehōną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (to look). Cognate with Latin speciō (look, stare, behold), Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō, I view, examine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspe.xɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*spehōną

  1. to peer, look, spy

Inflection

  • *spahōną

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *spehōn
    • Middle Low German: spēgen, spējen, spēen, spēn
      • Old Norse: speja, spæja
        • Icelandic: speja, spæja
        • Norwegian: speide
        • Swedish: speja
        • Danish: spejde
  • Frankish: *spehōn
  • Old High German: spehōn
    • Middle High German: spëhen
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