Where does “-else” come from?
-else (Low German) comes from Middle Low German -else, from Old Saxon -isli, from Proto-West Germanic -islī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
-else (Low German): Creating, from a verb, a noun which is created by...
Definitions
- Creating, from a verb, a noun which is created by...
Ancestry of “-else”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | -else | Creating a noun from a verb, denoting something... |
| 2 | Old Saxon | -isli | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | -islī | Used to form nouns from verbs denoting something... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |