Where does “-oþ” come from?

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

-oþ (Old English): used to form concrete nouns from verbs

Definitions

  1. used to form concrete nouns from verbs

Ancestry of “-oþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*-ōþi—
2Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-oþ”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yé- →