Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-nassī

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

Alternative forms

• *-nussī (īn-stem; neuter ja-stem)
• *-nassi, *-nussi (feminine jo-stem)

Etymology

From *-nass, from Proto-Germanic *-inassuz, + *-ī.

Suffix

*-nassī f

1. Used to form abstract nouns, usually from adjectives, denoting quality or state; -ness

Inflection

īn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*-nassī
Genitive	*-nassīn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*-nassī	—
Accusative	*-nassīn	—
Genitive	*-nassīn	—
Dative	*-nassīn	—
Instrumental	*-nassīn	—

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*-nassī
Genitive	*-nassijas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*-nassī	*-nassiju
Accusative	*-nassī	*-nassiju
Genitive	*-nassijas	*-nassijō
Dative	*-nassijē	*-nassijum
Instrumental	*-nassiju	*-nassijum

Derived terms

Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-nassī

Descendants

• Old English: -nes, -ness, -nis, -niss, -nys, -nyss
  • Middle English: -nesse, -ness, -nes, -nece, -nesce, -nisse, -nis, -næse, -næs, -nez
    • English: -ness
    • Scots: -nes
• Old Frisian: -nisse, -ense
  • Saterland Frisian: -nisse, -nis
  • West Frisian: -ens
• Old Saxon: -nessi, -nissi, -nussi
  • Middle Low German: -nisse
    • Low German: -nis
• Old Dutch: -nissi, -nussi
  • Middle Dutch: -nisse
    • Dutch: -nis
      • Afrikaans: -nis
• Old High German: -nissi, -nussi
  • Middle High German: -nisse, -nusse, -nüsse (at least in rhyme)
    • German: -nis, -niß -nüß, -nuß
    • Yiddish: ־ניש (-nish)