Where does “-tig” come from?
-tig (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch -tech, from Old Dutch -tig, from Proto-Germanic tigiwiz, from Proto-Germanic *teguz.
-tig (Dutch): -ty; used to form numerals denoting multiples of...
Definitions
- -ty; used to form numerals denoting multiples of...
Ancestry of “-tig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | -tech | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | -tig | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tigiwiz | nominative/vocative plural of *teguz |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *teguz | — |
Words derived from “-tig”