Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ud-

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

From pre-Germanic *-ut, oblique *-ít-. The suffix is also found in Latin caput, oblique capit-, and Celtic *karuts (Old Irish caur), which is additionally cognate to the Germanic ethnonym *Harudiz, attested as Latin Harudes.

Suffix

*-ud- ?

Forms noun stems.

Inflection

Declension of *-ud- (irregular)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*-ud-	*-ud-
Vocative	*-ud-	*-ud-
Accusative	*-ud-	*-ud-
Genitive	*-iþ-	*-iþ-
Dative	*-iþ-	*-iþ-
Instrumental	*-iþ-	*-iþ-

Derived terms

The suffix was originally a consonant-stem, probably masculine or neuter in origin, which showed a strong tendency towards thematicization in the daughter languages, with generalization of either the strong or weak stem.

Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-ud-

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