Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-islī

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *-slą + *-ī.

Suffix

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*-islī n

  1. Used to form nouns from verbs denoting something which performs or has undergone an action, or something which results from the action; -age, -ion

Inflection

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Neuter ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *-islī
Genitive *-islijas
Singular Plural
Nominative *-islī *-isliju
Accusative *-islī *-isliju
Genitive *-islijas *-islijō
Dative *-islijē *-islijum
Instrumental *-isliju *-islijum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old English: -els m, -else, -elle f
  • Old Saxon: -isli, -islo
  • Old Dutch: -isli
  • Old High German: -isli
    • Middle High German:

Further reading

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  • Goossens, Jan (1983) Niederdeutsch. Sprache und Literatur, volume Band 1: Sprache, Neumünster: Karl Wachholtz Verlag, →ISBN