Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-anē

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This Proto-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-Germanic

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Etymology

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Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *-neh₁, which would also be the source of Sanskrit विना (vinā, without) and possibly Latin supernē (from above). The final vowel itself is uncertain; it is usually given as *-ē based on the possibly related forms above.[1]

The first vowel *-a- might not have originally been part of the suffix at all, possibly being detached from the forms the suffix was attached to; but it is usually found as such in Germanic languages.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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*-anē

  1. Creates adverbs with ablative direction.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *-anā
  • Proto-Norse: -ᚨᚾᚨ (-ana)
  • Gothic: -𐌰𐌽𐌰 (-ana)

References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2011) The Proto-Germanic n-stems: A study in diachronic morphophonology, Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 85