Where does “-āną” come from?

-āną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

-āną (Proto-Germanic): Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later...

Definitions

  1. Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later...

Ancestry of “-āną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-ajaną—
2Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-āną”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé- →