Where does “-et” come from?

-et (Danish) comes from Old Norse -it, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

-et (Danish): Forms past participles of some verbs, like -t;...

Definitions

  1. Forms past participles of some verbs, like -t;...

Ancestry of “-et”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-it—
2Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
3Proto-Norse-īna-—
4Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “-et”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →