Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-u

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *-ō, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂.

Suffix edit

*-u f

  1. Forms nouns from verbs denoting the performance or result of that verb.

Inflection edit

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *-u
Genitive *-ā
Singular Plural
Nominative *-u *-ō
Accusative *-ā *-ā
Genitive *-ā *-ō
Dative *-ē *-ōm, *-um
Instrumental *-u *-ōm, *-um

Derived terms edit