Where does “סילוקן” come from?

סילוקן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־ן, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

סילוקן (Yiddish): to settle debt

Definitions

  1. to settle debt

Ancestry of “סילוקן”, step by step

סילוקן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־ן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־ןThe infinitive marker for verbs, which can be...
2Middle High German-en
3Old High German-īn
4Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Yiddish סילוק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishסילוקsettlement of a debt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnazEvery word from Middle High German -en