Where does “-ijn” come from?

-ijn (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

-ijn (Middle Dutch): Alternative form of -in

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -in

Ancestry of “-ijn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch-īn—
2Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →