Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ōną
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From two sources, both reflecting earlier *-ōjaną:
- From Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti, an innovated compound suffix from *-éh₂ (eh₂-stem noun suffix) + *-yéti (denominative suffix). These were originally formed as denominative verbs from ō-stem nouns. When attached to thematic (a-stem) nouns, the thematic vowel was also retained, but the resulting compound suffix *-eyé- became part of the first weak class instead.
- From Proto-Indo-European *-(e)h₂yéti, an innovated compound suffix from *-(e)h₂ti (factitive verb suffix) which was originally athematic, but later extended with the thematic present suffix *-yéti.
Cognates include Latin -āre (first conjugation), Ancient Greek -άω (-áō, contracted verb), Sanskrit -आयति (-ā́yati), Proto-Slavic *-ati.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
*-ōną
- Creates denominative verbs from nouns.
- Creates factitive verbs from adjectives.
Inflection edit
Conjugation of *-ōną (weak class 2)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
This class eventually became the dominant and most productive verb class in all daughter languages.