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Where does “-ieren” come from?

-ieren (German) comes from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

-ieren (German): Verb suffix: it and its inflected forms are found...

Definitions

  1. Verb suffix: it and its inflected forms are found...

Ancestry of “-ieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-āre—
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-ieren”

  • exist
  • existing
  • coexist
  • preexist
  • exister
  • nonexisting
  • existeth
  • existest
  • unexisting
  • unexist
  • inexist
  • existlessness
  • existible
  • existless
  • coëxist
  • postexist
  • existability
  • coexister
  • existable
  • coexistente
  • inexistente
  • existente
  • existir
  • coexistir
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