Where does “-nes” come from?

-nes (Old English) 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...

-nes (Old English): Used to form abstract nouns, usually from...

Definitions

  1. Used to form abstract nouns, usually from...

Ancestry of “-nes”, 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 “-nes”

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