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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-ō

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *-ô.

Suffix

*-ō

  1. Creates adverbs from adjectives.
Derived terms
Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-ō (adverb)
Descendants
  • Old English: -o, -a
    • Middle English: -e (fossilised)
  • Old Frisian: -a
  • Old Saxon: -o
    • Middle Low German: -e
  • Old Dutch: -o
    • Middle Dutch: -e
  • Old High German: -o
    • Middle High German: -e

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *-ô.

Suffix

*-ō

  1. Creates agent nouns from verbs.
Declension
Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *-ō
Genitive *-ini, *-an
Singular Plural
Nominative *-ō *-an
Accusative *-an *-an
Genitive *-ini, *-an *-anō
Dative *-ini, *-an *-um
Instrumental *-ini, *-an *-um
Derived terms
Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-ō (agent noun)
Descendants
  • Old English: -a
    • Middle English: -e (fossilised)
  • Old Frisian: -a
  • Old Saxon: -o
    • Middle Low German: -e
  • Old Dutch: -o
    • Middle Dutch: -e
  • Old High German: -o
    • Middle High German: -e
      • German: -e (fossilised)
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