Where does “-attjan” come from?

-attjan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -atjaną, from Proto-Indo-European -dyé-.

-attjan (Proto-West Germanic): Creates intensive verbs

Definitions

  1. Creates intensive verbs

Ancestry of “-attjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-atjanąCreates intensive verbs
2Proto-Indo-European-dyé-—

Words derived from “-attjan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dyé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -atjaną →