Where does “-ō” come from?

-ō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

-ō (Proto-Germanic): Creates feminine nouns from roots and stems

Definitions

  1. Creates feminine nouns from roots and stems

Ancestry of “-ō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
2Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “-ō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ô →