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Where does “quaveren” come from?

quaveren (Middle English) comes from Middle English -eren, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “quaveren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English-eren—
2Middle English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
3Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
4Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
5Proto-Norse-īna-—
6Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “quaveren”

  • quavering
  • quaver
  • semiquaver
  • quavery
  • quaveringly
  • demisemiquaver
  • demiquaver
  • unquavering
  • hemidemisemiquaver
  • quaverous
  • semidemisemiquaver
  • semidemiquaver
  • quasihemidemisemiquaver
  • hemisemidemiquaver
  • quaverer
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