Where does “-nian” come from?
-nian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic -inōn, from Proto-Germanic -inōną — Creates denominatives from nouns referring to...
-nian (Old English): suffix applied to nouns and adjectives to form...
Definitions
- suffix applied to nouns and adjectives to form...
Ancestry of “-nian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | -inōn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -inōną | Creates denominatives from nouns referring to... |
Words derived from “-nian”