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Where does “-ere” come from?

-ere (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch -āri, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

-ere (Middle Dutch): Forms agent nouns from verbs

Definitions

  1. Forms agent nouns from verbs

Ancestry of “-ere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch-āri—
2Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
3Latin-ārius—
4Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “-ere”

  • Schilder
  • beschilderen
  • schildersplakband
  • brandschilderen
  • schilderachtig
  • afschilderen
  • schilderkunst
  • dichter
  • toondichter
  • toondichteres
  • dichteres
  • schilderen
  • grotschildering
  • schildering
  • huisschilder
  • schilder
  • muurschildering
  • kunstschilder
  • onderschildering
  • schilderstuk
  • schilderwerk
  • dichtere
  • dorpere
  • schilderen
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