-e
German (Berlin)
[ə]
cat2=noun-forming suffixes
Definitions
- (now chiefly)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German -e inherited from Old High German -ī inherited from Proto-Germanic *-į̄ (feminine abstract ending).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*-į̄
Gloss
feminine abstract ending
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Jahrhundert German
- Nachschlagewerk German
- Teil German
- Weichteile German
- Werk German
- jahrhundertelang German
- lang German
- nachschlagen German
- weich German
- *-į̄ Proto-Germanic
- -u Old English
- -i Old High German
- -ī Old High German
- -e Middle High German
- -𐌴𐌹 Gothic
- -i Old Dutch