Where does “-te” come from?

-te (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch -ti, from Proto-Germanic -itją, from Proto-Germanic -itjaną, from Proto-Indo-European -dyé-.

Ancestry of “-te”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch-ti—
2Proto-Germanic-itjąSuffix denoting the action of verbs ending in...
3Proto-Germanic-itjanąCreates intensive verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-dyé-—

Words derived from “-te”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dyé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -itjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic -itją →