Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-u

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.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *-ō, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂.

    Suffix

    *-u f

    1. Forms nouns from verbs denoting the performance or result of that verb.

    Inflection

    ō-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *-u
    Genitive *-ā
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *-u *-ō
    Accusative *-ā *-ā
    Genitive *-ā *-ō
    Dative *-ē *-ōm, *-um
    Instrumental *-u *-ōm, *-um

    Derived terms