-en
Meaning
Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem of the word itself does not change.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ə(n)/
Etymology
Primarily from weak class 2, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -on, from Proto-West Germanic *-ōn, from Proto-Germanic *-ōną, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti (denominative) and *-h₂ti (factitive).
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