Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-assuz

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.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɑs.suz/

    Noun

    *-assuz m[2][3]

    1. -ness. Forms abstract nouns from verbs.

    Inflection

    Declension 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)‎[1], →DOI
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