Where does “-inna” come from?
-inna (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish -inna, from Proto-Germanic -inī, from Proto-Indo-European -én-ih₂ ~ -n̥-yéh₂-.
-inna (Swedish): -ess; make a female version of a title, often...
Definitions
- -ess; make a female version of a title, often...
Ancestry of “-inna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | -inna | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -inī | Forms nouns indicating a female individual |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -én-ih₂ ~ -n̥-yéh₂- | — |
Words derived from “-inna”