2. sp(ʰ)ei : sp(ʰ)ī̆, and sp(ʰ)ē : sp(ʰ)ə-
to pull, drag
Reflexes - Liv
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | ||||
| NYI | ?[gr. ἔσπασα ‘zog (heraus)’{1} | NYI | .. | LIV TOL |
| NYI | gr. σπάω ‘ziehe (heraus)’{2} | NYI | .. | LIV TOL |
| NYI | arm. hanem ‘ziehe (heraus)’{3} | NYI | .. | LIV TOL |
Cross References - Pokorny
3. sp(ʰ)ē(i)-, spī-, and spʰē- : spʰə-sp(ʰ)ē-, sp(ʰ)ə-(dʰ-)Reflexes - Pokorny
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Old English | spann | span | n.fem | W7 IEW LRC |
| Old English | spannan, sponnan | to span, bind | vb | IEW CDC LRC |
| Middle English | span(ne), sponne | span | n | W7 CDC LRC |
| Middle English | spannen | to span | vb | CDC LRC |
| English | span | distance between ends of thumb/little finger on spread hand | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | span | to reach, stretch, extend, connect | vb | LRC |
| English | spancel | tether, rope for hobbling animal | n | AHD LRC |
| English | spanner | wrench | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Middle Dutch | spannen | to span, bind, hitch up | vb | W7 LRC |
| Old High German | spanna | span | n | W7 IEW LRC |
| Old High German | spannan | to span | vb | CDC LRC |
| German | spannen | to span | vb | W7 LRC |
| German | Spanner | press; spanner | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Old Norse | spenna, spennat | to span, clasp | vb | LRC |
| Icelandic | spenna | to span, clasp | vb | ASD LRC |
| Icelandic | spönn | span | n.fem | ASD LRC |
| Danish | spænde | to span, strain | vb | CDC LRC |
| Swedish | spänna | to span, strain | vb | CDC LRC |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Greek | σπάω | to draw, pull, drag | vb | IEW LRC |