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Where does “-er” come from?

-er (Dutch) comes from Old Dutch -āri, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

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Ancestry of “-er”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch-āri—
2Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
3Latin-ārius—
4Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “-er”

  • dollar
  • Afrikaner
  • filibuster
  • dollarization
  • Eurodollar
  • tala
  • duiker
  • petrodollar
  • Afrikanerdom
  • nondollar
  • flibustier
  • filibusterism
  • dollarisation
  • dollarize
  • filibusterer
  • Kennemerland
  • dollarless
  • landlouper
  • dollarwise
  • koeksister
  • antidollar
  • megadollar
  • dollarbird
  • Afrikanerism
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