Where does “-it” come from?

-it (East Central German) comes from Old English -eht, from Proto-Germanic -ihtaz.

-it (East Central German): y; forms adjectives from nouns

Definitions

  1. y; forms adjectives from nouns

Ancestry of “-it”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-ehtsuffix meaning having, bearing, possessing;...
2Proto-Germanic-ihtaz—

Words derived from “-it”

Every word from Proto-Germanic -ihtaz →Every word from Old English -eht →