Where does “-isk” come from?

-isk (Danish) comes from Danish -sk, from Old Norse -skr, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

-isk (Danish): Alternative form of -sk

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -sk

Ancestry of “-isk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danish-skForms adjectives from nouns with sense of...
2Old Norse-skr-ish
3Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
4Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “-isk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iskaz →Every word from Danish -sk →