Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-atjaną, *-itjaną, *-utjaną (verbal suffix).
Pronunciation
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”)
Descendants