Where does “-ief” come from?

-ief (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch -ief, from French -if, from Middle French -if, from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

-ief (Afrikaans): ive

Definitions

  1. ive

Ancestry of “-ief”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-ief-ive
2French-if-ive; used in forming adjectives denoting...
3Middle French-if-ive
4Old French-if-ive
5Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from French -if →