Where does “-er” come from?

-er (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic -raz, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

-er (Old English): Alternative form of -or

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -or

Ancestry of “-er”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-razForms adjectives from verbal roots, which usually...
2Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “-er”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -rós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -raz →