-ettan

See also: ettan

Old English

From Proto-Germanic *-atjaną, *-itjaną, *-utjaną (verbal 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"

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

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