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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ist
Proto-Germanic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-ist/
Usage notes
This was the normal superlative suffix for all i-, u- and ja-stem adverbs. The regular a-stem adverbs sometimes used this suffix, and sometimes the related suffix *-Εst without any predictable rule. Proto-Germanic superlative adverbs
Derived terms
βΊ <a href='/wiki/Category:Proto-Germanic_superlative_adverbs' title='Category:Proto-Germanic superlative adverbs'>Proto-Germanic superlative adverbs</a>
Descendants
This suffix probably became unproductive, largely being a relic in the few words it existed.
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