Where does “ācen” come from?
ācen (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic aikīnaz, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
Ancestry of “ācen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | aikīnaz | oaken, made of oak |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “ācen”