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Where does “-haftig” come from?

-haftig (Middle Dutch) comes from Dutch -ig, from Middle Dutch -ich, from Old Dutch -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “-haftig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; -ed, having
2Middle Dutch-ich-y
3Old Dutch-ig—
4Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “-haftig”

  • grijsachtig
  • zeepachtig
  • duivelachtig
  • engelachtig
  • roodachtig
  • glasachtig
  • ajuinachtig
  • aapachtig
  • koortsachtig
  • schilderachtig
  • steenachtig
  • parkachtig
  • sneeuwachtig
  • rotsachtig
  • houtachtig
  • vergeetachtig
  • weigerachtig
  • kinderachtig
  • reusachtig
  • -achtig
  • fieltachtig
  • hondachtig
  • vreesachtig
  • kruidachtig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →