Where does “priggish” come from?
Priggish derives from English prig plus the suffix -isch (Middle English), -isċ (Old English), -isk (Proto-West Germanic), -iskaz (Proto-Germanic), and -iskos (Proto-Indo-European), which formed adjectives from nouns.
priggish (English): Like a prig
Ancestry of “priggish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 3 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |
Words derived from “priggish”