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Where does “-ish” come from?

-ish (Manx) comes from Old Irish -as, from Proto-Celtic -assus, from Proto-Indo-European -ad-tus.

-ish (Manx): -ish; -self

Definitions

  1. -ish; -self

Ancestry of “-ish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish-asNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
2Proto-Celtic-assus—
3Proto-Indo-European-ad-tus—

Words derived from “-ish”

  • r'eeish
  • Serbish
  • aynjeeish
  • harreeish
  • Frangish
  • Ungaarish
  • Rooshish
  • Lunninish
  • Manninish
  • Spaainish
  • meriuish
  • Freeshlannish
  • Soolooish
  • mareeish
  • erriuish
  • urreeish
  • Flandrynish
  • shiuish
  • assjeeish
  • jeeish
  • foeeish
  • Bretnish
  • hucish
  • voeeish
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