-ᛁᚾᚨᛉ
Proto-Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *-anaz, the ending of all past participles of strong verbs, itself from Proto-Indo-European *-nós. The shift of *-an- to -in- can also be seen ᛗᛁᚾᛁᚾᛟ (minino) from Proto-Germanic *mīnanǭ. For more information see Ringe 2014, pages 18-20.
Suffix edit
-ᛁᚾᚨᛉ (-inaʀ)
- Denotes the past participle form of a strong verb.
Usage notes edit
- This suffix causes a-umlaut in Old Norse, and is thus expected to do so already in Proto-Norse (cf. ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ (horna, “horn”) from Proto-Germanic *hurną). This is however not certain due to the poor attestation of the language.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Old Norse: -inn
Further reading edit
- Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 18-20