Where does “-s” come from?
-s (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch -s, from Hungarian -sz, from Proto-Slavic sь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
-s (Afrikaans): appended to the stem of a verb, this suffix yields a verbal noun
Definitions
- appended to the stem of a verb, this suffix yields a verbal noun
Ancestry of “-s”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | -s | Used to form regular plurals of nouns that end in... |
| 2 | Hungarian | -sz | Used to form the second-person singular present... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sь | this |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śis | this here |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱís | this |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |