Where does “-adh” come from?
-adh (Irish) comes from Old Irish -ad, from Proto-Celtic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
-adh (Irish): Creates the regular verbal noun of...
Definitions
- Creates the regular verbal noun of...
Ancestry of “-adh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | -ad | suffix forming verbal nouns; suffix forming the... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | -tus | Forms action nouns from verb stems |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “-adh”