Where does “-de” come from?
-de (Low German) comes from Middle Low German -ede, from Old Saxon -itha, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.
-de (Low German): appended to an adjective, it makes a feminine...
Definitions
- appended to an adjective, it makes a feminine...
Ancestry of “-de”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | -ede | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | -itha | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -iþō | -ness, -th |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iteh₂ | -th |