Where does “-en” come from?

-en (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

-en (Middle Dutch): The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...

Definitions

  1. The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...

Ancestry of “-en”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch-en—
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-en”

Every word from Chichewa iye →