Where does “-ern” come from?

-ern (Old English) comes from Old English -erne, from Proto-Germanic -ōnijaz.

-ern (Old English): Suffix meaning "a place"; alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Suffix meaning "a place"; alternative form of...

Ancestry of “-ern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-erneAdjective suffix occurring in names for...
2Proto-Germanic-ōnijaz—

Words derived from “-ern”

Every word from Proto-Germanic -ōnijaz →Every word from Old English -erne →