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Where does “-skr” come from?

-skr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

-skr (Old Norse): -ish

Definitions

  1. -ish

Ancestry of “-skr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
2Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “-skr”

  • ニーノシュク
  • ivoriansk
  • antarktisk
  • polska
  • gotländsk
  • boliviansk
  • bolivianska
  • republikansk
  • tibetansk
  • sydafrikansk
  • indisk
  • -sk
  • polsk
  • amerikansk
  • schillersk
  • jamaicansk
  • inhemsk
  • abessinsk
  • glömsk
  • katalansk
  • pskovsk
  • novgorodsk
  • kubansk
  • boolesk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →