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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-jō

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

From Proto-Germanic *-jô.

Suffix

*-jō m

  1. Forms agent nouns from verbs.
    Synonyms: *-ārī, *-ndī, *-þr

Inflection
Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *-jō
Genitive *-jini, *-jan
Singular Plural
Nominative *-jō *-jan
Accusative *-jan *-jan
Genitive *-jini, *-jan *-janō
Dative *-jini, *-jan *-jum
Instrumental *-jini, *-jan *-jum

Derived terms
Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-jō

Descendants
  • Old English: -a
  • Old Frisian: -a
  • Old Saxon: -io
  • Old Dutch: -o
  • Old High German: -o, -eo
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