Where does “-ig” come from?

-ig (German) comes from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

-ig (German): -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...

Definitions

  1. -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...

Ancestry of “-ig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-jährigyears old; years lasting
2GermanJahryear
3Middle High Germanjāryear
4Old High Germanjāryear
5Proto-West Germanicjāryear
6Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

Words derived from “-ig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →