Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-u

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

From Proto-Germanic *-ō, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂.

Suffix

*-u f

1. Forms nouns from verbs denoting the performance or result of that verb.

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*-u
Genitive	*-ā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*-u	*-ō
Accusative	*-ā	*-ā
Genitive	*-ā	*-ō
Dative	*-ē	*-ōm, *-um
Instrumental	*-u	*-ōm, *-um

Derived terms

Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-u