Where does “-isch” come from?
-isch (Middle High German) comes from Old High German -isc, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
Ancestry of “-isch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | -isc | used to form adjectives |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |
Words derived from “-isch”