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Where does “bytlan” come from?

bytlan (Old English) comes from Old English -a, from Proto-Germanic -ō, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

Ancestry of “bytlan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-aEnding forming adverbs; nominative masculine...
2Proto-Germanic-ō—
3Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →