Where does “-ty” come from?

-ty (English) comes from Middle English -ty, from Old English -tiġ, from Proto-Germanic tigiwiz, from Proto-Germanic *teguz.

-ty (English): Nonproductive suffix indicating single-digit...

Definitions

  1. Nonproductive suffix indicating single-digit...

Ancestry of “-ty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English-tyty forms numeral terms denoting multiples of ten
2Old English-tiġ-ty
3Proto-Germanictigiwiznominative/vocative plural of *teguz
4Proto-Germanic*teguz—

Words derived from “-ty”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *teguz →Every word from Proto-Germanic tigiwiz →Every word from Old English -tiġ →
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