Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-r

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

    Alternative forms

    Suffix

    *-r[1][2]

    1. Adverbial suffix with locative meaning
      ‎*tó- (“that”) + ‎*-r → ‎*tór (“there”)

    Usage notes

    The zero grade *-r is generally added after vowels, with the full-grade *-er being added after consonants.

    Extensions

    • *er-i (with extra locative ending)

    Derived terms

    Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-r
    Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kʷór
    Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/nér
    Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-er
    Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(H)n̥dʰér
    Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/upér

    Descendants

    • Proto-Germanic: *-r

    References

    1. ^ Dunkel, George E. (2014) “*-r, *-er”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Partikeln und Pronominalstämme [Lexicon of Indo-European Particles and Pronominal Stems] (in German), volume 1: Einleitung, Terminologie, Lautgesetze, Adverbialendungen, Nominalsuffixe, Anhänge und Indices, Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, pages 162-167
    2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2011) Comparative Indo-European Linguistics: An Introduction, 2nd edition, revised and corrected by Michiel de Vaan, Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 247
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