Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-dūþiz

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-túHts. See also *-iþō.

Suffix

*-dūþiz f

1. Forms abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives, and other nouns.

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *-dūþiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*-dūþiz	*-dūþīz
vocative	*-dūþi	*-dūþīz
accusative	*-dūþį	*-dūþinz
genitive	*-dūþīz	*-dūþijǫ̂
dative	*-dūþī	*-dūþimaz
instrumental	*-dūþī	*-dūþimiz

Derived terms

Category Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-dūþiz not found

Related terms

• *-iþō

Descendants

This suffix remained productive only in Gothic.

• Gothic: -𐌳𐌿𐌸𐍃 (-dūþs)