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-ᛃᚨᛉ
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Proto-Norse
Etymology 1
gmq-pro gem-pro *-jaz, from gmq-pro ine-pro *-yós. Cognate with la -ius, grc -ιος, sa -य.
Suffix
gmq-pro suffix
gmq-pro origin nominal suffix denoting origin or descent
gmq-pro *ᚺᛟᛚᛏᚨ wood, Holt + gmq-pro -ᛃᚨᛉ > gmq-pro ᚺᛟᛚᛏᛁᛃᚨᛉ the one from the wood/the descendant of Holt
Usage notes
Following a short stem, which consists of a short vowel followed by a single consonant, the suffix remains gmq-pro -ᛃᚨᛉ, but following a long stem, which has either a long vowel or diphthong, or a short vowel followed by several consonants it becomes gmq-pro -ᛁᛃᚨᛉ. This phenomenon is called Sievers's_law#Sievers's_law_in_Germanic Sievers's law.
Derived terms
gmq-pro origin
Etymology 2
The agent noun suffix gmq-pro -ᚨᛉ when found after class 1 weak verbs.
Suffix
gmq-pro suffix
gmq-pro agent noun used to create agent nouns from class 1 weak verbs
gmq-pro *ᚱᚨᚢᚾᛁᛃᚨᚾ to test ᚱᚨᚢᚾᛁᛃᚨᛉ tester
Derived terms
gmq-pro agent noun
Descendants
non -ir