Where does “-en” come from?

-en (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

-en (Dutch): Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...

Definitions

  1. Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...

Ancestry of “-en”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
2Old Dutch-en—
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-en”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →