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Where does “-ig” come from?

-ig (Danish) comes from Low German -ig.

-ig (Danish): -y; forms adjectives from nouns

Definitions

  1. -y; forms adjectives from nouns

Ancestry of “-ig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low German-ig—

Words derived from “-ig”

  • uheldig
  • heldigvis
  • heldig
  • uheldig
  • heldigvis
  • heldig
  • lydig
  • lydighed
  • vemodig
  • tålmodig
  • utålmodig
  • giftig
  • fornuftig
  • utålmodighed
  • yndig
  • svedig
  • samtidig
  • uafhængighed
  • syndig
  • saftig
  • lystig
  • grundig
  • uafhængig
  • afhængig
Every word from Low German -ig →