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...
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- Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later...
Ancestry of “-āną”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | -ajaną | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 5 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “-āną”