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Where does “Londenyssh” come from?

Londenyssh (Middle English) comes from Old English Lundenisċ, from Old English -isċ, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

Ancestry of “Londenyssh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishLundenisċof or belonging to London
2Old English-isċ-ish
3Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
4Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
5Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “Londenyssh”

  • Londonish
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