Where does “-isk” come from?

-isk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

-isk (Norwegian Bokmål): -ish; -esque; also forming adjectives from nouns

Definitions

  1. -ish; -esque; also forming adjectives from nouns

Ancestry of “-isk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-iskr—
2Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
3Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “-isk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iskaz →Every word from Old Norse -iskr →