Where does “-re” come from?

-re (Swedish) comes from Old Norse -ri, from Proto-Germanic -izô — -er.

-re (Swedish): Forms the comparative degree of a few adjectives,...

Definitions

  1. Forms the comparative degree of a few adjectives,...

Ancestry of “-re”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-ri—
2Proto-Germanic-izô-er

Words derived from “-re”

Every word from Proto-Germanic -izô →Every word from Old Norse -ri →