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Where does “-sk” come from?

-sk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse -skr, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

-sk (Norwegian Nynorsk): -ish; used to form adjectives from nouns and...

Definitions

  1. -ish; used to form adjectives from nouns and...

Ancestry of “-sk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-sk”

  • nigersk
  • bibelsk
  • allergisk
  • luxembourgsk
  • sudansk
  • luxemburgsk
  • estlandsk
  • iransk
  • slovensk
  • kamerunsk
  • grønlandsk
  • amerikansk
  • vestafrikansk
  • finlandsk
  • liechtensteinsk
  • gabonsk
  • synsk
  • kenyansk
  • kasakhstansk
  • pakistansk
  • partisk
  • moldovsk
  • antropologisk
  • innanlandsk
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