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Where does “duwes” come from?

duwes (Cornish) comes from Cornish -es, from English -es, from Middle English -es, from Old English -es, from Proto-Germanic -as, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

duwes (Cornish): goddess

Definitions

  1. goddess

Ancestry of “duwes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornish-es-es
2English-esUsed to form the regular plural of nouns; Used to...
3Middle English-esAlternative form of -yssh; Alternative form of...
4Old English-espossessive marker, indicating that an object...
5Proto-Germanic-as—
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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