Where does “-aþ” come from?

-aþ (Old English) comes from Old English -oþ, from Proto-Germanic *-ōþi, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

-aþ (Old English): First, second and third person plural present...

Definitions

  1. First, second and third person plural present...

Ancestry of “-aþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-oþused to form concrete nouns from verbs
2Proto-Germanic*-ōþi—
3Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-aþ”

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