Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-anē

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

Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *-neh₁, which would also be the source of Sanskrit विना (vinā, “without”) and possibly Latin supernē (“from above”). The final vowel itself is uncertain; it is usually given as *-ē based on the possibly related forms above.[1]

The first vowel *-a- might not have originally been part of the suffix at all, possibly being detached from the forms the suffix was attached to; but it is usually found as such in Germanic languages.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑ.neː/

Adverb

*-anē

Creates adverbs with ablative direction.

Derived terms

Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-anē

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *-anā
- Old English: -an
- Old Saxon: -an, -ana
- Old High German: -ana
Proto-Norse: -ᚨᚾᚨ (-ana)
- Old Norse: -an
Gothic: -𐌰𐌽𐌰 (-ana)

References

Kroonen, Guus (2011) The Proto-Germanic n-stems: A study in diachronic morphophonology, Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 85

[1] Kroonen, Guus (2011) The Proto-Germanic n-stems: A study in diachronic morphophonology, Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 85