Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-jō

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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

    Descendants

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