Etymology Explorer
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Where does “-tigr” come from?
-tigr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic tigiwiz, from Proto-Germanic *teguz.
Ancestry of “-tigr”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
tigiwiz
nominative/vocative plural of *teguz
2
Proto-Germanic
*teguz
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Words derived from “-tigr”
-ti
Every word from Proto-Germanic *teguz →
Every word from Proto-Germanic tigiwiz →