Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/spinþrijō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *spinnan (“to spin”) +‎ *-þr +‎ *-jō.

Noun

*spinþrijō m

(Anglo-Frisian Germanic) spider

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*spinþrijō
Genitive	spinþrijini, spinþrijan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*spinþrijō	*spinþrijan
Accusative	*spinþrijan	*spinþrijan
Genitive	spinþrijini, spinþrijan	*spinþrijanō
Dative	spinþrijini, spinþrijan	*spinþrijum
Instrumental	spinþrijini, spinþrijan	*spinþrijum

Related terms

*spinnilu

Descendants

Old English: spīþra
- Middle English: spiþre, spydyr, spider, spiþer
  - English: spider

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