Where does “-ynja” come from?

-ynja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse -ynja, from Proto-Germanic -inī, from Proto-Indo-European -én-ih₂ ~ -n̥-yéh₂-.

-ynja (Icelandic): ess

Definitions

  1. ess

Ancestry of “-ynja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-ynja—
2Proto-Germanic-inīForms nouns indicating a female individual
3Proto-Indo-European-én-ih₂ ~ -n̥-yéh₂-—

Words derived from “-ynja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -én-ih₂ ~ -n̥-yéh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -inī →Every word from Old Norse -ynja →