Where does “־ירן” come from?

־ירן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German -ieren, from Old French -ier, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

־ירן (Yiddish): forming verbs from borrowed words

Definitions

  1. forming verbs from borrowed words

Ancestry of “־ירן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High German-ierenused in verbs, indicating the action of doing...
2Old French-iersuffix used to form infinitives of first...
3Latin-āriuser
4Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

Words derived from “־ירן”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from Old French -ier →