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Where does “-er” come from?

-er (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch -iro, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

-er (Middle Dutch): -er

Definitions

  1. -er

Ancestry of “-er”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch-iro—
2Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

Words derived from “-er”

  • ritarikunta
  • ritarillisesti
  • ritarillinen
  • ritaristo
  • korsikanritari
  • ritariperhonen
  • ristiritari
  • ritari
  • ritarillisuus
  • ridderen
  • ridderorde
  • moraalridder
  • kruisridder
  • ridder
  • ridderschap
  • tempelridder
  • roofridder
  • hospitaalridder
  • serafimerriddare
  • riddare
  • ridder
  • riddari
  • riddari
  • rîdere
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