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Where does “erdīn” come from?

erdīn (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic irþīnaz, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “erdīn”, 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 “erdīn”

  • irden
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