Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-inī

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

Etymology

From a Pre-Germanic proterokinetic compound suffix *-én-ih₂ ~ *-n̥-yéh₂-. Compare Proto-Slavic *-yni.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.niː/

Suffix

*-inī f[1]

  1. Forms nouns indicating a female individual.

Inflection

The suffix appears to have ablauted between *-inī in the nominative and *-unjō- in the rest of the paradigm.[1]

Declension of *-inī (ī/jō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *-inī *-inijôz
vocative *-inī *-inijôz
accusative *-inijǭ *-inijōz
genitive *-inijōz *-inijǫ̂
dative *-inijōi *-inijōmaz
instrumental *-inijō *-inijōmiz

Derived terms

Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-inī
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fuhsinī
Reginpirin
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/warginī

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *-ini
    • Old English: -en
      • Middle English: -en
        • English: -en (fossilised, non-productive)
    • Old Frisian:
    • Old Saxon: -ina, -unnia
    • Old Dutch: -inna
    • Old High German: -in, -inna, -ni
  • Old Norse: -ynja (extended to ōn-stem, rare)
  • Gothic: -𐌹𐌽𐌹 (-ini)

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Johnsen, Sverre (2005) The Germanic (i)jō-stem declension: Origin and development (PhD thesis)‎[1], Oslo: University of Oslo
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