Talk:𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌹

This was originally a medio-passive participle (compare Latin alumnus which comes from *alomanos.) The Nom. Sg. ending was from something like *-umni: (Proto-Germanic *fraist-umni: "one who's tempted") (with '-i:' rather than the expected '-ijo:'. This is because those with the latter follow open syllables while the former 'i:' follows closed. This sound change is prevalent in European languages (Germanic, Latin, Greek) but not in Sanskrit which only preserves '-i:' It's a sound change that has to do with the developement of laryngeals in the PIE languages. Also compare the use of '-i:" for feminine with with the present participle feminine ending in many of those ancient languages.