Where does “Nederfrankisch” come from?
Nederfrankisch (Dutch) comes from Dutch Frankisch, from Dutch -isch, from German -isch, from Middle High German -isch, from Old High German -isc, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
Nederfrankisch (Dutch): Low Franconian, Low Frankish
Definitions
- Low Franconian, Low Frankish
Ancestry of “Nederfrankisch”, step by step
Nederfrankisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Frankisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Frankisch | Frankish, Franconian |
| 2 | Dutch | -isch | -ic; -ian |
| 3 | German | -isch | an adjectival suffix, often matching -ic and... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -isch | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -isc | used to form adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |