Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-inōną
Appearance
Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Formed from the singular oblique stem of masculine n-stems: *-in- + *-ōną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]*-inōną
- Creates denominatives from nouns referring to persons, meaning to be or perform the duties of that person.
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of *-inōną (weak class 2)
Derived terms
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[edit]Descendants
[edit]This suffix was probably only marginally productive in Proto-Germanic, and was eventually fossilised altogether.