-maker

See also: maker, Maker, and måker

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse -makari and Low German -maker, also from English maker in certain loanwords such as bookmaker and pacemaker. Compare with Danish -mager and German Macher.

Suffix

-maker m

  1. used for someone who makes something.

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Norwegian_Bokm%C3%A5l_words_suffixed_with_-maker' title='Category:Norwegian Bokmål words suffixed with -maker'>Norwegian Bokmål words suffixed with -maker</a>

See also
  • -makar (Nynorsk); -maker is also used in Nynorsk in certain English loanwords.

References
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