Where does “-ig” come from?
-ig (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
-ig (Old Saxon): -y; forms adjectives from i-stem nouns and verbs
Definitions
- -y; forms adjectives from i-stem nouns and verbs
Ancestry of “-ig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |