-on

Old Saxon

suffix
Definitions
  • (verbal suffix) used to form the infinitive of class 2 weak verbs (an alternative ending -oian is sometimes found instead of -on)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *-ōną.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*-ōną

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