Where does “-d” come from?
-d (Faroese) comes from Old Norse -ð, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.
-d (Faroese): -th, -ness
Ancestry of “-d”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | -ð | -ness, -th |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -iþō | -ness, -th |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -iteh₂ | -th |