< Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-ō
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *-ô.
Suffix
*-ō
- 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
- Creates agent nouns from verbs.
Declension
Masculine an-stem | ||
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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)
- Middle High German: -e