Where does “-isċ” come from?
-isċ (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
-isċ (Old English): -ish
Ancestry of “-isċ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |
Words derived from “-isċ”