Where does “-icht” come from?

-icht (German) comes from Old English -eht, from Proto-Germanic -ihtaz.

-icht (German): used to form adjectives, generally from nouns

Definitions

  1. used to form adjectives, generally from nouns

Ancestry of “-icht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-ehtsuffix meaning having, bearing, possessing;...
2Proto-Germanic-ihtaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ihtaz →Every word from Old English -eht →