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