Where does “koortsig” come from?

koortsig (Dutch) comes from Dutch -ig, from Middle Dutch -ich, from Old Dutch -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

koortsig (Dutch): feverish, medically affected by fever

Definitions

  1. feverish, medically affected by fever

Ancestry of “koortsig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; -ed, having
2Middle Dutch-ich-y
3Old Dutch-ig
4Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos
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