Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-jô

ThisProto-Germanic entry containsreconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directlyattested, but are hypothesized to have existed based oncomparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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Alternative forms

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*-ô

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key):/jɔːː/

Noun

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*-jô m

-er.Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade form of the base.

Inflection

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Declension of*-jô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*-jô	*-janiz
vocative	*-jô	*-janiz
accusative	*-janų	*-janunz
genitive	*-jiniz	*-janǫ̂
dative	*-jini	*-jammaz
instrumental	*-jinē	*-jammiz

Proto-West Germanic:*-jō
- Old English:-a
- Old Frisian:-a
- Old Saxon:-io
- Old Dutch:-o
- Old High German:-o,-eo
Old Norse:-i
- Old Swedish:-e
Gothic:-𐌾𐌰(-ja)