Where does “-s” come from?

-s (Norwegian) comes from Old Norse -sk, from Proto-Germanic *sek, from Proto-Indo-European swe-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

-s (Norwegian): Used to form the passive voice of verbs; Used to...

Definitions

  1. Used to form the passive voice of verbs; Used to...

Ancestry of “-s”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-sk—
2Proto-Germanic*sek—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Old Norse -sk →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe- →