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
Ancestry of “-e-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | -ar | plural; possessive |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -ōz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -oes | — |