-un

Icelandic

/ʏn/

suffix
Definitions
  • Forms nouns from verbs (generally class 4 weak verbs) denoting the action or state described by the verb

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse -an inherited from Proto-Germanic *-ōniz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*-ōniz

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