Where does “-t” come from?

-t (English) comes from Middle English -t, from Old English -t, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

-t (English): Forms the past tense and/or past participle of...

Definitions

  1. Forms the past tense and/or past participle of...

Ancestry of “-t”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English-tForms the past tense and past participle of certain weak verbs
2Old English-t—
3Proto-Germanic-þizForms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “-t”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þiz →Every word from Old English -t →