Where does “-st” come from?

-st (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch -st, from Old Dutch -ist, from Proto-Germanic -istaz, from Proto-Indo-European -istHos, from Proto-Indo-European -yōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yoss.

-st (Dutch): appended to the stem of a verb, this suffix...

Definitions

  1. appended to the stem of a verb, this suffix...

Ancestry of “-st”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutch-stForms the superlative of adjectives; -est
2Old Dutch-ist—
3Proto-Germanic-istaz-est
4Proto-Indo-European-istHos—
5Proto-Indo-European-yōsForms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or...
6Proto-Indo-European-yoss—

Words derived from “-st”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yoss →Every word from Proto-Germanic -istaz →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yōs →