Where does “-t” come from?

-t (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch -t, from Old Dutch -t, from Old English -þu, from Proto-West Germanic -iþu, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.

-t (Dutch): forms the second and third person singular of the...

Definitions

  1. forms the second and third person singular of the...

Ancestry of “-t”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutch-t—
2Old Dutch-t—
3Old English-þuforming abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or...
4Proto-West Germanic-iþuForms abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or...
5Proto-Germanic-iþō-ness, -th
6Proto-Indo-European-iteh₂-th
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -iþu →