Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-iwi

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 late Proto-Indo-European *-ewi, from *-us (u-stem suffix) +‎ *-i (locative singular suffix).

Suffix

*-iwi

  1. Forms the dative singulars of u-stem nouns.
    ‎*sunuz (“son”) + ‎*-iwi → ‎*suniwi (“to the son”)

Alternative reconstructions

  • *-ēu

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *-iwi
    • Old Saxon: -i, -e, -ie
    • Old Dutch: -i
      • Middle Dutch: -e
        • Dutch: -e (archaic or fossilized)
    • Old High German: -iu, -i, -e
      • Middle High German: -e
        • German: -e (archaic or fossilized)
  • Proto-Norse: -ᛁᚢ (-iu)
    • Old Norse: -i
      • Icelandic: -i
      • Faroese: -i
      • Middle Norwegian: -i, -e
      • Elfdalian: -i
      • Old Swedish: -i, -e
        • Swedish: -e (obsolete)
      • Old Danish: -æ, -e
  • ⇒ Gothic: -𐌰𐌿 (-au) (< *-awi, from genitive singular -𐌰𐌿𐍃 (-aus))

References

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