Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-anaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *-nós. Cognate with Latin -nus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ.nɑz/

Suffix

*-anaz

  1. -ruler. attached to various words to create a term meaning "one who leads X"

Inflection

Declension of *-anaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *-anaz *-anōz, *-anōs
vocative *-an *-anōz, *-anōs
accusative *-aną *-ananz
genitive *-anas, *-anis *-anǫ̂
dative *-anai *-anamaz
instrumental *-anō *-anamiz

Derived terms

Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-anaz
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/harjanaz
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kindinaz
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/twiznaz
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Wōdanaz
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þeudanaz
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *-an, *-in
  • Gothic: -ns
  • Old Norse: -inn, -ann
Alternative forms
  • *-inaz
  • *-naz
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