Where does “-na” come from?
-na (Swedish) comes from Old Norse -na, from Proto-Germanic -naną, from Proto-Germanic -nō-, from Proto-Indo-European -néh₂-.
-na (Swedish): Marker of definiteness on nouns in the plural;...
Definitions
- Marker of definiteness on nouns in the plural;...
Ancestry of “-na”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | -na | Used to form inchoative verbs from adjectives;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -naną | Forms fientive verbs, with a sense of 'to become... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -nō- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -néh₂- | — |