-andi

== Icelandic == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse -andi, from Proto-Germanic *-andz, from Proto-Indo-European *-nt-. ==== Suffix ==== -andi forms present participles of verbs ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse -andi, from Proto-Germanic *-ndz, from Proto-Indo-European *-nts. ==== Suffix ==== -andi m (noun-forming suffix, genitive singular -anda, nominative plural -endur) forms agent nouns from verbs; identical in form to the present participle ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== nemandi == Old Norse == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Germanic *-andz, from Proto-Indo-European *-ónts. ==== Suffix ==== -andi used to form present participles of verbs forms agent nouns from verbs. Identical in form and meaning to the present participle ===== Usage notes ===== The inflected forms were gradually lost and replaced by -andi throughout the Nordic language area. This happened during the 13th century in Norway and as late as in the 17th century in Iceland. In Icelandic, -ǫndum developed into -öndum/-endum, but all inflected forms are now considered obsolete. ===== Declension ===== ===== Descendants ===== ==== References ==== === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Germanic *-ndz, from Proto-Indo-European *-nts. Originally identical to the present participle, but declines differently in the plural. ==== Suffix ==== -andi m forms agent nouns from verbs ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms =====