Where does “-ane” come from?

-ane (Manx) comes from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

-ane (Manx): A suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,...

Definitions

  1. A suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,...

Ancestry of “-ane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
2Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
3Proto-Celtic*-agnos—

Words derived from “-ane”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Old Irish -án →Every word from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ →