Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-jô

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

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.jɔːː/

Noun

*-jô m

1. -er. Forms agent nouns from verbs.

Inflection

Declension of *-jô (an-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*-jô	*-janiz
Vocative	*-jô	*-janiz
Accusative	*-janų	*-janunz
Genitive	*-iniz	*-janǫ̂
Dative	*-ini	*-jammaz
Instrumental	*-inē	*-jammiz

Synonyms

• *-ārijaz
• *-ndz

Derived terms

Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-jô

Descendants

• Old English: -a
  • Middle English: -e
    • English: -e, nothing
• Old Frisian: -a
  • Saterland Frisian: -e
• Old Saxon: -io
  • Middle Low German: -e
• Old Dutch: -o
  • Middle Dutch: -e
    • Dutch: -e, nothing
• Old High German: -o, -eo
  • Middle High German: -e
    • German: -e
• Old Norse: -i
  • Icelandic: -i
  • Old Swedish: -e
• Gothic: -𐌾𐌰 (-ja)