Where does “-enien” come from?

-enien (Middle English) comes from Old English -nian, from Proto-West Germanic -inōn, from Proto-Germanic -inōną — Creates denominatives from nouns referring to...

Ancestry of “-enien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-niansuffix applied to nouns and adjectives to form...
2Proto-West Germanic-inōn—
3Proto-Germanic-inōnąCreates denominatives from nouns referring to...
Every word from Proto-Germanic -inōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -inōn →Every word from Old English -nian →