Where does “-ert” come from?

-ert (Bavarian) comes from Old English -eht, from Proto-Germanic -ihtaz.

Ancestry of “-ert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-ehtsuffix meaning having, bearing, possessing;...
2Proto-Germanic-ihtaz—

Words derived from “-ert”

Every word from Proto-Germanic -ihtaz →Every word from Old English -eht →