Where does “ierþen” come from?

ierþen (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic irþīnaz, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

ierþen (Old English): made of earth

Definitions

  1. made of earth

Ancestry of “ierþen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicirþīnazearthen, made of earth
2Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “ierþen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic irþīnaz →