Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ê

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

Unknown. Compare with Proto-Slavic *-ě and maybe Latin -ē (adverbial suffixes).

Adverb

*-ê

creates adverbs of manner from adjectives: -ly

Derived terms

Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-ê

Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwadrê

Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/simlê

Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þadrê

Related terms

*-ô

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *-ē
- Old English: -e, -a, -æ — Northumbrian
  - Middle English: -e (no longer productive)
- Old Frisian: -e
Old Norse: -a (may have merged with *-ô)
- Icelandic: -a
Gothic: -𐌴 (-ē)