Where does “-ern” come from?

-ern (English) comes from Middle English -erne, from Old English -erne, from Proto-Germanic -ōnijaz.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “-ern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English-erne"northerne "northern", southerne "southern",...
2Old English-erneAdjective suffix occurring in names for...
3Proto-Germanic-ōnijaz—

Words derived from “-ern”

Every word from Proto-Germanic -ōnijaz →Every word from Old English -erne →Every word from Middle English -erne →