Where does “-sk” come from?

-sk (Faroese) comes from Faroese -skur, from Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

-sk (Faroese): feminine nominative singular of -skur; neuter...

Definitions

  1. feminine nominative singular of -skur; neuter...

Ancestry of “-sk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroese-skurForms adjectives from nouns with sense of...
2Old Norse-iskr—
3Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
4Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iskaz →Every word from Faroese -skur →