Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-āną
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
Somewhat uncertain. Reconstructed by Ringe[1] as originating from earlier *-ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European *-oyéti (factitive verb suffix). The reconstruction of this Indo-European suffix is uncertain, but it would also be the origin of the Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) contracted verbs.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
*-āną
- Creates stative - fientive verbs from other verbs, from adjectives and from nouns.
- Creates denominative verbs from nouns.
- Creates factitive verbs from adjectives.
Inflection edit
Conjugation of *-āną (weak class 3)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN