Where does “-nussi” come from?

-nussi (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, 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...

Ancestry of “-nussi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic-nassīUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
2Proto-Germanic-inassuz-ness
3Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
4Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-nussi”

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