Where does “-na” come from?

-na (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic -naną, from Proto-Germanic -nō-, from Proto-Indo-European -néh₂-.

-na (Old Norse): Used to form inchoative verbs from adjectives;...

Definitions

  1. Used to form inchoative verbs from adjectives;...

Ancestry of “-na”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-nanąForms fientive verbs, with a sense of 'to become...
2Proto-Germanic-nō-—
3Proto-Indo-European-néh₂-—

Words derived from “-na”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -néh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -naną →Every word from Proto-Germanic -nō- →