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
- Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...
Ancestry of “-en”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |