Where does “-in” come from?

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

-in (Middle Dutch): -en

Definitions

  1. -en

Ancestry of “-in”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-in”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →