Where does “-st” come from?
-st (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse -sk, from Proto-Germanic *sek, from Proto-Indo-European swe-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
-st (Icelandic): turns verbs into middle voice verbs
Definitions
- turns verbs into middle voice verbs
Ancestry of “-st”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | -sk | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *sek | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swe- | self |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |