Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ōþuz

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

Alternative forms

• *-ōduz

Etymology

Presumably from *-ō- (weak class 2 thematic vowel) + *-þuz (deverbal suffix). But compare Latin -ātus in nouns such as senātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔːθuz/

Noun

*-ōþuz m

1. Forms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly attached to other classes as well.

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *-ōþuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*-ōþuz	*-ōþiwiz
vocative	*-ōþu	*-ōþiwiz
accusative	*-ōþų	*-ōþunz
genitive	*-ōþauz	*-ōþiwǫ̂
dative	*-ōþiwi	*-ōþumaz
instrumental	*-ōþū	*-ōþumiz

Derived terms

Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-ōþuz

Descendants

• Old English: -aþ, -oþ
• Old Norse: -aðr, -naðr, -uðr?
• Gothic: -𐍉𐌸𐌿𐍃 (-ōþus), -𐍉𐌳𐌿𐍃 (-ōdus) (but note the etymology at -𐌸𐌿𐍃 (-þus))