Where does “-er” come from?

-er (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German -er, from Old Dutch -iro, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

-er (Bavarian): Used to form agent nouns from verbs; -er

Definitions

  1. Used to form agent nouns from verbs; -er

Ancestry of “-er”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High German-er—
2Old Dutch-iro—
3Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

Words derived from “-er”

Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Middle High German -er →Every word from Old Dutch -iro →