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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-gin

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 a variant or development of the root found in Proto-Indo-European *kʷos + particle *ne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣin/

Particle

*-gin

  1. Attaches to indefinite pronouns, with the suffixed word often being preceded by the particle *ne or *ni.
  2. Attaches to indefinite adverbs, with the suffixed word often being preceded by the particle *ne or *ni.

Derived terms

Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-gin

Descendants

References

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