Where does “-else” come from?
-else (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic -islī, 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...
-else (Old English): suffix creating nouns from verbs
Definitions
- suffix creating nouns from verbs
Ancestry of “-else”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | -islī | Used to form nouns from verbs denoting something... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |