Where does “-ærn” come from?

-ærn (Old English) comes from Old English ærn, from Proto-West Germanic raʀn, from Proto-Germanic razną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

-ærn (Old English): noun suffix denoting location

Definitions

  1. noun suffix denoting location

Ancestry of “-ærn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishærnhouse, habitation
2Proto-West Germanicraʀnhouse
3Proto-Germanicraznąhouse, dwelling
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic razną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic raʀn →