Where does “-eer” come from?
-eer (English) comes from Dutch -eren, from Middle Dutch -eren, from Middle French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
-eer (English): Used to create an agent noun denoting someone...
Definitions
- Used to create an agent noun denoting someone...
Ancestry of “-eer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | -eren | forms the plural of a limited group of nouns:... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | -eren | — |
| 3 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 4 | Latin | -āre | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “-eer”