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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-isōną

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This Proto-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-Germanic

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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*-isōną

  1. Creates denominatives from adjectives or nouns.

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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This suffix was probably only marginally productive in Proto-Germanic, and was eventually fossilised altogether.

  • Old English: -sian
  • Old Saxon: -isōn
  • Old High German: -isōn
  • Old Norse: -sa
  • Gothic: -𐌹𐍃𐍉𐌽 (-isōn)