-ettan
See also: ettan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-atjaną, *-itjaną, *-utjaną (verbal suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ettɑn/
Suffix
-ettan
- used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives (compare English -ate, -ize), frequently having a causative force.
- bōtettan "to remedy, cure", from bōt "remedy, cure"
- lēaslīcettan "to dissemble, be false", from lēaslīc "false"
- lāþettan "to loathe; make loathesome", from lāþ "hatred, hostility; loathesome"
- verbal suffix denoting frequency or intensification
- blīcettan "to glitter", from blīcan "to shine"
- hlēapettan "to jump up", from hlēapan "to jump, leap"
Descendants
- Middle English: thouten (“to address as 'thou'”), Middle English: yeten (“to address as 'ye'”) (likely); grunten (from Old English grunnettan)
- English: yeet, grunt, fidget (possibly), botch