Where does “-in” come from?

-in (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic jainaz, from Proto-Indo-European i- — that; he; a pronomial stem.

-in (Old Norse): inflection of -inn : ## positive degree strong...

Definitions

  1. inflection of -inn : ## positive degree strong...

Ancestry of “-in”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicjainazthat over there, yon
2Proto-Indo-Europeani-that; he; a pronomial stem
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