Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-iþō

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 *-iteh₂ (“-th”), *-teh₂.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /i.θɔː/

Noun

*-iþō f

-ness, -th. Forms abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or other nouns.

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *-iþō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*-iþō	*-iþôz
vocative	*-iþō	*-iþôz
accusative	*-iþǭ	*-iþōz
genitive	*-iþōz	*-iþǫ̂
dative	*-iþōi	*-iþōmaz
instrumental	*-iþō	*-iþōmiz

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Proto-Germanic_words_suffixed_with_*-i%C3%BE%C5%8D' title='Category:Proto-Germanic words suffixed with *-iþō'>Proto-Germanic words suffixed with *-iþō</a>

Descendants

Old English: -þ, -þu, -to
- Middle English: -th, -t
  - Scots: -th, -t
  - English: -th, -t
Old Frisian: -ithe, -te
- Saterland Frisian: -te
- West Frisian: -te
Old Saxon: -itha
- Middle Low German: -ede, -de, -te
  - Low German: -de, -te
  - → German: -te
Old Dutch: -itha
- Middle Dutch: -ede, -de, -te
  - Dutch: -te
Old High German: -ida
- Middle High German: -ede
  - German: -de
  - Luxembourgish: -t
Old Norse: -ð, -d
- Icelandic: -ð, -d
- Faroese: -d
- Swedish: -d
- Danish: -de
- Norwegian: -de, -d
Gothic: -𐌹𐌸𐌰 (-iþa), -𐌹𐌳𐌰 (-ida)

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