Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-inassuz

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

Reanalyzed from *-inōną +‎ *-assuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑs.suz/

Noun

*-inassuz m

1. -ness

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *-inassuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*-inassuz	*-inassiwiz
vocative	*-inassu	*-inassiwiz
accusative	*-inassų	*-inassunz
genitive	*-inassauz	*-inassiwǫ̂
dative	*-inassiwi	*-inassumaz
instrumental	*-inassū	*-inassumiz

Derived terms

Category Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-inassuz not found

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *-nassī, *-nassi, *-nussi (feminine jo-stem)
  • Old English: -nes, -ness, -nis, -niss, -nys, -nyss
    • Middle English: -nesse, -ness, -nes, -nece, -nesce, -nisse, -nis, -næse, -næs, -nez
      • English: -ness
      • Scots: -nes
  • Old Frisian: -nisse, -ense
    • Saterland Frisian: -nisse, -nis
    • West Frisian: -ens
  • Old Saxon: -nessi, -nissi, -nussi
    • Middle Low German: -nisse
      • Low German: -nis
  • Old Dutch: -nissi, -nussi
    • Middle Dutch: -nisse
      • Dutch: -nis
        • Afrikaans: -nis
  • Old High German: -nissi, -nussi
    • Middle High German: -nisse, -nusse, -nüsse (at least in rhyme)
      • German: -nis, -niß -nüß, -nuß
      • Yiddish: ־ניש (-nish)
• Gothic: -𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌿𐍃 (-inassus)