-ettan

== Old English == === Alternative forms === -etan, -tan === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *-attjan, *-ittjan, *-uttjan, from Proto-Germanic *-atjaną, *-itjaną, *-utjaną (verbal suffix). Related to English -ise. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /et.tɑn/ === Suffix === -ettan used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives (compare English -ate, -ize), frequently having a causative force. ‎bōt (“remedy, cure”) + ‎-ettan → ‎bōtettan (“to remedy, cure”) ‎lēaslīċ (“false”) + ‎-ettan → ‎lēaslīcettan (“to dissemble, be false”) ‎lāþ (“hatred, hostility; loathesome”) + ‎-ettan → ‎lāþettan (“to loathe”) verbal suffix denoting frequency or intensification ‎blīcan (“to shine”) + ‎-ettan → ‎blīcettan (“to glitter”) ‎hlēapan (“to jump, to leap”) + ‎-ettan → ‎hlēapettan (“to jump up”) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== -et ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: thouten (“to address as 'thou'”), yeten (“to address as 'ye'”) (likely), grunten (from Old English grunnettan), spouten English: yeet, grunt, fidget (possibly), spout, botch, haunt (via French) >? English: -et