-en

Meaning

Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem of the word itself does not change.

Concepts

to

Synonyms

te

Translations

أَنّ

-er

-ar

-r

-ir

-re

nach

zu

-en

-er

-ir

-re

-are

-ere

-ire

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: -en

Inherited from Old Dutch: -on

Inherited from Middle Dutch: -ijn

Inherited from Old Dutch: *-īn

Inherited from Old Dutch: -

Inherited from Old Dutch: -an

Inherited from Old Dutch: -ana

In summary

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).