Where does “-en” come from?

-en (Old English) comes from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

-en (Old English): mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...

Definitions

  1. mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...

Ancestry of “-en”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
2Proto-Norse-īna-—
3Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “-en”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →