Where does “-ida” come from?
-ida (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.
-ida (Old High German): used to form abstract nouns from adjectives
Definitions
- used to form abstract nouns from adjectives
Ancestry of “-ida”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | -iþō | -ness, -th |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -iteh₂ | -th |
Words derived from “-ida”