Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ǭ
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Partial merger of Proto-Indo-European *-ō(n) and Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ (see also *-ō). The former originally conjugated as Proto-Indo-European amphikinetic n-stems, but because of the *ā > *ō sound change they came to coincide with the latter in the nominative singular, which lead to the suffix ablaut being lost. Why the feminine and masculine *-ō(n) sounded differently in Germanic, despite having originally sounded the same, is an open question.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- *-ōn
Noun[edit]
*-ǭ f
- Forms feminine agent nouns
Inflection[edit]
| ōn-stemDeclension of *-ǭ (ōn-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *-ǭ | *-ōniz | |
| vocative | *-ǭ | *-ōniz | |
| accusative | *-ōnų | *-ōnunz | |
| genitive | *-ōniz | *-ōnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *-ōni | *-ōmaz | |
| instrumental | *-ōnē | *-ōmiz | |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *-ā
- Old English: -e
- Old Frisian: -e
- Old Saxon: -a
- Old Dutch: -a
- Old High German: -a
- Old Norse: -a
- Icelandic: -a
- Old Swedish: -a
- Swedish: -a
- Gothic: -𐍉 (-ō)