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Where does “-nad” come from?

-nad (Swedish) comes from Old Norse -naðr, from Old Norse -aðr, from Proto-Norse -ᛟᚦᚢᛉ, from Proto-Germanic -ōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

-nad (Swedish): suffix used to create nouns, particularly from...

Definitions

  1. suffix used to create nouns, particularly from...

Ancestry of “-nad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-naðrsuffix used to create nouns, particularly from...
2Old Norse-aðrsuffix used to create adjectives meaning “having,...
3Proto-Norse-ᛟᚦᚢᛉ—
4Proto-Germanic-ōdazForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the...
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-nad”

  • lättnad
  • återuppbyggnad
  • byggnad
  • bekostnad
  • raffinad
  • raffinaderi
  • byggnadsverksamhet
  • byggnadsarkeologi
  • överlevnad
  • levnad
  • vävnad
  • tystnad
  • påbyggnad
  • påbyggnadslinje
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