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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

  1. -ess; make a female version of a title, often...

Ancestry of “-inna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedish-inna—
2Proto-Germanic-inīForms nouns indicating a female individual
3Proto-Indo-European-én-ih₂ ~ -n̥-yéh₂-—

Words derived from “-inna”

  • grefvinna
  • grevinna
  • överstinna
  • borgmästarinna
  • mästarinna
  • kejsarinna
  • lejoninna
  • hertiginna
  • väninna
  • hjältinna
  • lärarinna
  • landsmaninna
  • bergsrådinna
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -én-ih₂ ~ -n̥-yéh₂- →