Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-assuz

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 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

From earlier *-at-tuz, reanalyzed from *-at-janą +‎ *-tuz.

Pronunciation

Noun

*-assuz m

  1. -ness. Forms abstract nouns from verbs.

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *-assuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *-assuz *-assiwiz
vocative *-assu *-assiwiz
accusative *-assų *-assunz
genitive *-assauz *-assiwǫ̂
dative *-assiwi *-assumaz
instrumental *-assū *-assumiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Gothic: -𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌿𐍃 (-assus)

References

  1. ^ Boutkan, Dirk, Siebinga, Sjoerd (2005) “-nese”, in Old Frisian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 1), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 281
  2. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 131-132
  3. ^ Agee, Joshua (2018) A Glottometric Subgrouping of the Early Germanic (PhD thesis)‎, →DOI
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