Where does “-e” come from?

-e (Irish) comes from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

-e (Irish): Alternative form of -ne; API f; Used to form...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -ne; API f; Used to form...

Ancestry of “-e”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
2Old Irishlánfull
3Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “-e”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Old Irish -e →
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