Where does “-inn” come from?

-inn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

-inn (Old Norse): Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...

Definitions

  1. Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...

Ancestry of “-inn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norse-īna-—
2Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “-inn”

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