Where does “Medish” come from?

Medish (English) comes from English ish, from English -ish, from Middle English -ish, from Old English -isċ, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

Medish (English): Median; relating to the Medes

Definitions

  1. Median; relating to the Medes

Ancestry of “Medish”, step by step

Medish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishishPronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,...
2English-ishTypical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,...
3Middle English-ishAlternative form of -yssh
4Old English-isċ-ish
5Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
6Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
7Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

via English Mede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMedeAny of a Western Iranian people who inhabited the...
2LatinMēdus
3Ancient GreekΜῆδοςan inhabitant of Media; a Mede or Median
4Old MedianMada
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos