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Where does “-hun” come from?

-hun (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European -kʷune.

-hun (Proto-Germanic): Attaches to indefinite pronouns, with the...

Definitions

  1. Attaches to indefinite pronouns, with the...

Ancestry of “-hun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-kʷune—

Words derived from “-hun”

  • 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌷𐌿𐌽
  • 𐌸𐌹𐍃𐌷𐌿𐌽
  • -𐌷𐌿𐌽
  • 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌿𐌽
  • 𐍈𐌰𐌽𐌷𐌿𐌽
  • 𐍈𐌰𐍃𐌷𐌿𐌽
  • 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌷𐌿𐌽
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