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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ōdaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos.

Suffix

*-ōdaz

  1. Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

Inflection


Derived terms

Category Proto-Germanic words suffixed with *-ōdaz not found

Descendants

Although not directly related to the past participle of class 2 weak verbs, its resemblance caused it to be treated as one in many of the descendant languages. In particular, throughout West Germanic, the prefix *ga- came to be affixed to words with this suffix as well.

  • Old English: -od
  • Old Frisian: -ad
    • Saterland Frisian: -ed
  • Old Dutch: *-od, *-ot
    • Middle Dutch: ge- -t
      • Dutch: ge- -d
  • Old High German: gi- -ōt
  • Old Norse: -aðr
    • Icelandic: -aður
    • Swedish: -d, -t
    • Danish: -et
  • Gothic: -𐍉𐌸𐍃 (-ōþs)
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