Where does “-sch” come from?

-sch (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch -sch, from Old Dutch -isc, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

-sch (Dutch): Archaic form of -s

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of -s

Ancestry of “-sch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutch-sch-ish, -an
2Old Dutch-isc—
3Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
4Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iskaz →Every word from Middle Dutch -sch →