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Where does “-īna-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-īna-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
2Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
3Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “-īna-”

  • against
  • American
  • sure
  • feet
  • someone
  • foot
  • path
  • anyone
  • chain
  • snow
  • chest
  • surely
  • web
  • burden
  • wooden
  • mad
  • cap
  • guest
  • website
  • beaten
  • brethren
  • bleeding
  • strengthen
  • rat
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