Where does “-ey” come from?
-ey (Manx) comes from Old Irish -ad, from Proto-Celtic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
-ey (Manx): plural ending of certain nouns; plural ending of...
Definitions
- plural ending of certain nouns; plural ending of...
Ancestry of “-ey”, 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 |