Where does “-s” come from?

-s (Danish) comes from Old Norse -sk, from Proto-Germanic *sek, from Proto-Indo-European swe-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

-s (Danish): Used to form genitive/possessive phrases,...

Definitions

  1. Used to form genitive/possessive phrases,...

Ancestry of “-s”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-sk—
2Proto-Germanic*sek—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “-s”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Old Norse -sk →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe- →