Where does “-īnaz” come from?

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

-īnaz (Proto-Germanic): -en

Definitions

  1. -en

Ancestry of “-īnaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
2Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “-īnaz”

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