Where does “-e-” come from?

-e- (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse -ar, from Proto-Germanic -ōz, from Proto-Indo-European -oes.

-e- (Norwegian Nynorsk): battle

Definitions

  1. battle

Ancestry of “-e-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-arplural; possessive
2Proto-Germanic-ōzForms the
3Proto-Indo-European-oes—

Words derived from “-e-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -oes →Every word from Old Norse -ar →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ōz →