Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-gin
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom a variant or development of the root found in Proto-Indo-European *kʷos + particle *ne.
Pronunciation
editParticle
edit*-gin
- Attaches to indefinite pronouns, with the suffixed word often being preceded by the particle *ne or *ni.
- Attaches to indefinite adverbs, with the suffixed word often being preceded by the particle *ne or *ni.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- Old English: -ġen (hwerġen, hwærn)
- Old Saxon: -gin (hwargin, hwergin)
- Old Dutch: -gin (iowergin, niergen)
- Old High German: -gin (wergin)
- Old Norse: -gi
References
edit- Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill