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This Proto-West 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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-iþō.
Suffix
*-iþu f
- Forms abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or other nouns.
Inflection
| ō-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*-iþu
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| Genitive
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*-iþā
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*-iþu
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*-iþō
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| Accusative
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*-iþā
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*-iþā
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| Genitive
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*-iþā
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*-iþō
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| Dative
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*-iþē
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*-iþōm, *-iþum
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| Instrumental
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*-iþu
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*-iþōm, *-iþum
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Derived terms
Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-iþu
Descendants
- Old English: -þ, -þu, -þo, -t, -to
- Middle English: -the, -ðe, -ðhe, -eth, -ethe, -ith, -ithe, -th, -þ, -þe, -yth, -t, -te (following fricatives)
- Old Frisian: -ithe, -te
- Saterland Frisian: -te
- West Frisian: -te
- Old Saxon: -itha
- Old Dutch: -itha
- Old High German: -ida
- Middle High German: -ede
- German: -de (rare, not productive)
- Luxembourgish: -t