Where does “-i” come from?

-i (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

-i (Old Dutch): ness, -th

Definitions

ness, -th

Ancestry of “-i”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-West Germanic	-ī	-ness, -th
2	Proto-Germanic	-į̄	-th
3	Proto-Indo-European	-íh₂	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	-h₂	Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-i”

-e
festi
grimmi
veste

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -ī →