Where does “-ty” come from?

-ty (Middle English) comes from Old English -tiġ, from Proto-Germanic tigiwiz, from Proto-Germanic *teguz.

-ty (Middle English): ty forms numeral terms denoting multiples of ten

Definitions

  1. ty forms numeral terms denoting multiples of ten

Ancestry of “-ty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-tiġ-ty
2Proto-Germanictigiwiznominative/vocative plural of *teguz
3Proto-Germanic*teguz—

Words derived from “-ty”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *teguz →Every word from Proto-Germanic tigiwiz →Every word from Old English -tiġ →