Where does “-ede” come from?
-ede (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch -itha, from Proto-West Germanic -iþu, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.
-ede (Middle Dutch): used to form abstract nouns from adjectives
Definitions
- used to form abstract nouns from adjectives
Ancestry of “-ede”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | -itha | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | -iþu | Forms abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -iþō | -ness, -th |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iteh₂ | -th |
Words derived from “-ede”