Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-mō

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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 *-mô, from Proto-Indo-European *-mō.

Suffix

*-mō m

  1. (rare) Forms abstract nouns from verbs, denoting a quality, state, or instrument.

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *-mō
Genitive *-mini, *-man
Singular Plural
Nominative *-mō *-man
Accusative *-man *-man
Genitive *-mini, *-man *-manō
Dative *-mini, *-man *-mum
Instrumental *-mini, *-man *-mum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: -ma
  • Old Saxon: -mo
  • Old High German: -mo, -amo, -emo