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Where does “-inna” come from?

-inna (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic -inī, from Proto-Indo-European -én-ih₂ ~ -n̥-yéh₂-.

Ancestry of “-inna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-inīForms nouns indicating a female individual
2Proto-Indo-European-én-ih₂ ~ -n̥-yéh₂-—

Words derived from “-inna”

  • boerin
  • kattin
  • -in
  • apin
  • herderin
  • cheffin
  • dwergin
  • kuiperin
  • bakkerin
  • burgerin
  • kelnerin
  • hertogin
  • tijgerin
  • -inne
  • vossinne
  • striderinne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -én-ih₂ ~ -n̥-yéh₂- →