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Where does “Uruguayanness” come from?

Uruguayanness (English) comes from English Uruguayan, from Swedish -an, from Old Norse -an, from Proto-Germanic -ōniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.

Uruguayanness (English): Quality of being Uruguayan

Definitions

  1. Quality of being Uruguayan

Ancestry of “Uruguayanness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUruguayanA person from Uruguay or of Uruguayan descent;...
2Swedish-anmaking a noun from a verb, similar to -ing and...
3Old Norse-anUsed to derive nouns from class 2 weak verbs;...
4Proto-Germanic-ōnizForms abstract nouns from weak class 2 verbs
5Proto-Germanic-nizForms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems
6Proto-Indo-European-nis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nis →