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Where does “-ig” come from?

-ig (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “-ig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
2Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
3Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “-ig”

  • luchtig
  • duivelachtig
  • schandalig
  • glasachtig
  • vurig
  • matig
  • nauwkeurig
  • nalatig
  • nalatigheid
  • boertig
  • godsdienstig
  • vogelachtig
  • boertiglijk
  • eerbiedig
  • oneerbiedig
  • pittig
  • blauwachtig
  • eenvormig
  • schatplichtig
  • warhoofdig
  • grijsachtig
  • bozig
  • zeepachtig
  • tranerig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →