-aðr

Old Norse

suffix

Definitions

suffix used to create adjectives meaning “having, possessing”: hjalmr (helmet) + -aðr (-aðr) → hjalmaðr (having a helmet)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Norse *-ᛟᚦᚢᛉ inherited from Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*-ōdaz

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-ete Norwegian Bokmål
-nad Norwegian Bokmål
*-ōdaz Proto-Germanic
-nad Swedish
-ete Norwegian Nynorsk
-nad Norwegian Nynorsk
-naðr Old Norse
-nä Westrobothnian
*-ᛟᚦᚢᛉ Proto-Norse

-naðr