Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-inī

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.jɔː/

Suffix

*-inī f

1. turns the noun into a feminine counterpart

Inflection

ī/jō-stemDeclension of *-inī (ī/jō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*-inī	*-inijôz
vocative	*-inī	*-inijôz
accusative	*-inijǭ	*-inijōz
genitive	*-inijōz	*-inijǫ̂
dative	*-inijōi	*-inijōmaz
instrumental	*-inijō	*-inijōmiz

Derived terms

• *fuhsinjō
• *wulfinjō

Descendants

• Old English: -en
• Old Dutch:
  • Middle Dutch: -inne
    • Dutch: -in
      • Afrikaans: -in
    • Limburgish: -in
• Old Frisian:
  • West Frisian: -inne
  • North Frisian: -in
• Old Saxon:
  • Middle Low German: -inne, -in
    • Low German: -in
    • → Old Norse: -inna
      • Norwegian:
        • Norwegian Bokmål: -inne
        • Norwegian Nynorsk: -inne
      • Old Danish: -inne
        • Danish: -inde
      • Old Swedish: -inna
        • Swedish: -inna
        • → Finnish: -inna
• Old High German:
  • Middle High German:
    • German: -in
    • Alemannic German: -in
• Gothic: -𐌹𐌽𐌹 (-ini)

References

• “-inde” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog