Where does “-et” come from?

-et (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic -itją, from Proto-Germanic -itjaną, from Proto-Indo-European -dyé-.

-et (Old English): suffix forming nouns from verbs, adjectives, and other nouns sometimes causing i-mutation, originally as the action of verbs ending in -ettan}} (compare)

Definitions

  1. suffix forming nouns from verbs, adjectives, and other nouns sometimes causing i-mutation, originally as the action of verbs ending in -ettan}} (compare)

Ancestry of “-et”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-itjąSuffix denoting the action of verbs ending in...
2Proto-Germanic-itjanąCreates intensive verbs
3Proto-Indo-European-dyé-

Words derived from “-et

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dyé-Every word from Proto-Germanic -itjanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic -itją