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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/innai

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 *in (in) + *-nai the locative form of a suffix with unclear origin, from earlier *-n-oy.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈin.nɑi̯/

Adverb

*innai

  1. within, inside

Descendants

References

  1. Guus Kroonen. The Proto-Germanic N-Stems: A Study in Diachronic Morphophonology. Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2011
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