Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-itjaną
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Proto-Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- (verbal suffix). Cognate with Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
*-itjaną
- Creates verbs from nouns and adjectives, similar to -ise.
- Creates intensive verbs from other verbs.
Usage notes[edit]
The suffix is only attested twice and may have merged with the suffix *-atjaną in the daughter languages.
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of *-itjaną (weak class 1 j-present)