Where does “-ere” come from?
-ere (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse -era, from Middle High German -ieren, from Old French -ier, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
-ere (Norwegian Nynorsk): Usage as for Bokmål above
Definitions
- Usage as for Bokmål above
Ancestry of “-ere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | -era | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | -ieren | used in verbs, indicating the action of doing... |
| 3 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |
| 4 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |
Words derived from “-ere”