Where does “-ę” come from?

-ę (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic -ę, from Proto-Indo-European -ę.

-ę (Old Polish): forms neuter nouns, especially referring to young animals or, more rarely, young people

Definitions

  1. forms neuter nouns, especially referring to young animals or, more rarely, young people

Ancestry of “-ę”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ęForms nouns for young animals and other...
2Proto-Indo-European-ę—

Words derived from “-ę”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ę →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ę →