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Where does “moralisch” come from?

moralisch (German) comes from German -isch, 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.

moralisch (German): moral

Definitions

  1. moral

Ancestry of “moralisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-ischan adjectival suffix, often matching -ic and...
2Middle High German-isch—
3Old High German-iscused to form adjectives
4Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
5Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
6Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “moralisch”

  • unmoralisch
  • amoralisch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →