Where does “-īn” come from?

-īn (German) comes from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

-īn (German): creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables

Definitions

  1. creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables

Ancestry of “-īn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
2Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “-īn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →