Where does “-ig” come from?

-ig (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch -ich, from Old Dutch -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

-ig (Dutch): -y; forms adjectives from nouns; -ed, having

Definitions

  1. -y; forms adjectives from nouns; -ed, having

Ancestry of “-ig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutch-ich-y
2Old Dutch-ig—
3Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
4Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “-ig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -g →