Where does “-øs” come from?

-øs (Danish) comes from German -ös, from French -eux, from French goitre, from Old French goitron, from Vulgar Latin gutturio, from Latin guttur, from Proto-Indo-European gut- — rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...

-øs (Danish): -ous

Definitions

  1. -ous

Ancestry of “-øs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-ösA suffix, sometimes matching -ous
2French-eux-ous, -y
3Frenchgoitregoitre
4Old Frenchgoitronthroat; neck; goitre
5Vulgar Latingutturio—
6Latingutturthroat, neck, gullet; gluttony
7Proto-Indo-Europeangut-rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...

Words derived from “-øs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gut- →Every word from French -eux →Every word from Latin guttur →