-nian

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *-inōn, from Proto-Germanic *-inōną. Compare Old Frisian -nia, Old Saxon -nōn, Old High German -inōn, Old Norse -na. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ni.ɑn/ === Suffix === -nian suffix applied to nouns and adjectives to form verbs ‎lǣċe (“physician, doctor”) + ‎-nian → ‎lācnian (“to heal”) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: -nien, -enien, -nen, -enen, -en Scots: -en English: -en