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Where does “-en” come from?

-en (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “-en”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
2Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
4Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-en”

  • afbeelding
  • schermafbeelding
  • afbeelden
  • beelden
  • enden
  • bēelden
  • beelden
  • bilithen
  • enden
  • blithen
  • quicken
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