Where does “-erne” come from?

-erne (Middle English) comes from Old English -erne, from Proto-Germanic -ōnijaz.

-erne (Middle English): "northerne "northern", southerne "southern",...

Definitions

  1. "northerne "northern", southerne "southern",...

Ancestry of “-erne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-erneAdjective suffix occurring in names for...
2Proto-Germanic-ōnijaz—

Words derived from “-erne”

Every word from Proto-Germanic -ōnijaz →Every word from Old English -erne →