Where does “-inī” come from?

-inī (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European -én-ih₂ ~ -n̥-yéh₂-.

-inī (Proto-Germanic): Forms nouns indicating a female individual

Definitions

  1. Forms nouns indicating a female individual

Ancestry of “-inī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-én-ih₂ ~ -n̥-yéh₂-

Words derived from “-inī

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -én-ih₂ ~ -n̥-yéh₂-
-inī — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer