Where does “enigst” come from?

enigst (Dutch) comes from Dutch -st, 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.

enigst (Dutch): only, single

Definitions

  1. only, single

Ancestry of “enigst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-stappended to the stem of a verb, this suffix...
2Middle Dutch-stForms the superlative of adjectives; -est
3Old Dutch-ist
4Proto-Germanic-istaz-est
5Proto-Indo-European-istHos
6Proto-Indo-European-yōsForms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or...
7Proto-Indo-European-yoss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yossEvery word from Dutch -stEvery word from Proto-Germanic -istaz