Where does “-aną” come from?

-aną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European -onom, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

-aną (Proto-Germanic): The infinitive suffix of strong verbs

Definitions

  1. The infinitive suffix of strong verbs

Ancestry of “-aną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-onom—
2Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “-aną”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -onom →