Where does “-s” come from?

-s (Middle English) comes from Old English -es, from Proto-Germanic -as, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

-s (Middle English): Adverbial genitive ending, developed into the...

Definitions

  1. Adverbial genitive ending, developed into the...

Ancestry of “-s”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-espossessive marker, indicating that an object...
2Proto-Germanic-asused in formation of adverbs
3Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
4Proto-Indo-European-ess—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “-s”

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