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
Ancestry of “-er”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | -iro | — |
| 2 | Proto-Bantu | ì- | Class 5 noun prefix |