Where does “-isch” come from?

-isch (German) comes from Middle High German -isch, from Old High German -isc, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

-isch (German): an adjectival suffix, often matching -ic and...

Definitions

  1. an adjectival suffix, often matching -ic and...

Ancestry of “-isch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High German-isch
2Old High German-iscused to form adjectives
3Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
4Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
5Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “-isch

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos