Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-ō

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *-ô.

Suffix

*-ō

2. Creates adverbs from adjectives.

Derived terms

Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-ō (adverb)

Descendants

• Old English: -o, -a
  • Middle English: -e (fossilised)
• Old Frisian: -a
• Old Saxon: -o
  • Middle Low German: -e
• Old Dutch: -o
  • Middle Dutch: -e
• Old High German: -o
  • Middle High German: -e

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *-ô.

Suffix

*-ō

2. Creates agent nouns from verbs.

Declension

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*-ō
Genitive	*-ini, *-an
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*-ō	*-an
Accusative	*-an	*-an
Genitive	*-ini, *-an	*-anō
Dative	*-ini, *-an	*-um
Instrumental	*-ini, *-an	*-um

Derived terms

Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-ō (agent noun)

Descendants

• Old English: -a
  • Middle English: -e (fossilised)
• Old Frisian: -a
• Old Saxon: -o
  • Middle Low German: -e
• Old Dutch: -o
  • Middle Dutch: -e
• Old High German: -o
  • Middle High German: -e
    • German: -e (fossilised)