Where does “-ete” come from?
-ete (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse -óttr, from Proto-Germanic -uhtaz.
-ete (Norwegian Bokmål): forming adjectives from nouns
Definitions
- forming adjectives from nouns
Ancestry of “-ete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | -óttr | suffix used to create adjectives, meaning more or... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -uhtaz | — |
Words derived from “-ete”