Where does “Sücht” come from?
Sücht (German) comes from Middle High German suht, from Old High German suht, from Proto-Germanic suhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
Ancestry of “Sücht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | suht | — |
| 2 | Old High German | suht | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | suhtiz | sickness |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |