Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/spiht

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

Alternative forms

*speht

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spihtaz.

Noun

*spiht m

woodpecker

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*spiht(a)
Genitive	*spihtas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*spiht(a)	*spihtōs
Accusative	*spiht(a)	*spihtā
Genitive	*spihtas	*spihtō
Dative	*spihtē	*spihtum
Instrumental	*spihtu	*spihtum

Descendants

Old English: *spiht, *speoht
- Middle English: speght (late)
  - English: speight, specht, spekt, spight
  - Middle Scots: specht
Old Frisian: *spiāht
- West Frisian: spjocht, spjucht
- Saterland Frisian: Spächt
- North Frisian: specht, spjucht
Old Saxon: speht
- Middle Low German: specht
  - Dutch Low Saxon: specht, spechte
  - Plautdietsch: Specht
  - → English: speight, specht, spekt, spight
Old Dutch: *speht
- Middle Dutch: specht
  - Dutch: specht
Old High German: speht
- Middle High German: spëht, specht, speiht
  - German: Specht
  - Luxembourgish: Spiecht
→ Old French: espec, espoit, espois
- Middle French: espec, especq
  - French: épeiche
- → Middle English: spek, spec, speke
  - ⇒ Middle English: wod spek