Where does “-te” come from?

-te (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch -te, from Old Dutch -ti, from Proto-Germanic -itją, from Proto-Germanic -itjaną, from Proto-Indo-European -dyé-.

-te (Dutch): appended to an adjective, making a feminine noun...

Definitions

  1. appended to an adjective, making a feminine noun...

Ancestry of “-te”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutch-te—
2Old Dutch-ti—
3Proto-Germanic-itjąSuffix denoting the action of verbs ending in...
4Proto-Germanic-itjanąCreates intensive verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-dyé-—

Words derived from “-te”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dyé- →