Where does “-inne” come from?
-inne (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch -inna, from Proto-Germanic -inī, from Proto-Indo-European -én-ih₂ ~ -n̥-yéh₂-.
Ancestry of “-inne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | -inna | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -inī | Forms nouns indicating a female individual |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -én-ih₂ ~ -n̥-yéh₂- | — |
Words derived from “-inne”