Old English

Suffix

-ettan

1. 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"

2. verbal suffix denoting frequency or intensification

   blīcettan "to glitter", from blīcan "to shine"

   hlēapettan "to jump up", from hlēapan "to jump, leap"

Descendants

• English grunt (from Old English grunnettan)