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
- appended to the stem of a verb, this suffix...
Ancestry of “-st”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | -st | Forms the superlative of adjectives; -est |
| 2 | Old Dutch | -ist | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -istaz | -est |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -istHos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yōs | Forms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yoss | — |