-en
Swedish
suffix
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse -inn inherited from Proto-Germanic *jainaz (that over there, yon) derived from Proto-Indo-European *i- (a pronomial stem).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*i-
Gloss
a pronomial stem
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *i- Proto-Indo-European
- *jabai Proto-Germanic
- *jainaz Proto-Germanic
- *jend- Proto-Germanic
- geon Old English
- ġeon Old English
- ġeonre Old English
- -en Middle English
- -n Middle English
- -inn Old Norse
- -it Old Norse
- hinn Old Norse
- jener Old High German
- jēner Old High German
- ënen Middle High German
- 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- *gēn Old Dutch
- ääne Alemannic German
- *-īna- Proto-Norse
- *-ᛁᚾᚨ- Proto-Norse
- *hānaʀ Proto-Norse