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

  1. Marker of definiteness on nouns in the plural;...

Ancestry of “-na”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-naUsed to form inchoative verbs from adjectives;...
2Proto-Germanic-nanąForms fientive verbs, with a sense of 'to become...
3Proto-Germanic-nō-—
4Proto-Indo-European-néh₂-—

Words derived from “-na”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -néh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -naną →Every word from Old Norse -na →