Where does “-ti” come from?
-ti (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic -itją, from Proto-Germanic -itjaną, from Proto-Indo-European -dyé-.
Ancestry of “-ti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | -itją | Suffix denoting the action of verbs ending in... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -itjaną | Creates intensive verbs |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -dyé- | — |