Where does “-ron” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-ron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-erneAdjective suffix occurring in names for...
2Proto-Germanic-ōnijaz
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ōnijazEvery word from Old English -erne
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