Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ist
Proto-Germanic edit
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
*-ist (adjective *-istaz)
- -est. Forms the superlative of certain adverbs.
Usage notes edit
This was the normal superlative suffix for all i-, u- and ja-stem adverbs. The regular a-stem adverbs sometimes used this suffix, and sometimes the related suffix *-ōst without any predictable rule. Proto-Germanic superlative adverbs
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
This suffix probably became unproductive, largely being a relic in the few words it existed.