Where does “-e” come from?

-e (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

-e (Old Irish): Forms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives

Definitions

  1. Forms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives

Ancestry of “-e”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlánfull
2Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “-e”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos →