Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-auz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-ows (u-stem genitive singular ending), from *-us (u-stem suffix) +‎ *-s (genitive singular suffix). Compare Old Church Slavonic -оу (-u), Latin -ūs, Lithuanian -aus, and Sanskrit -ओः (-oḥ).

Suffix

*-auz

  1. Forms the genitive singulars of u-stem nouns.
    ‎*sunuz (“son”) + ‎*-auz → ‎*sunauz (“son's”)

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *-ō
    • Old English: -a
    • Old Frisian: -a
    • Old Saxon: -o
    • Old High German: -ō
  • Proto-Norse: -ᛟᛉ (-ōʀ)
    • Old Norse: -ar
      • Icelandic: -ar
      • Faroese: -ar
      • Middle Norwegian: -ar
        • Norwegian Nynorsk: -ar (fossilized)
      • Old Swedish: -ar
  • Gothic: -𐌰𐌿𐍃 (-aus)

References

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