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Where does “-þuz” come from?

-þuz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

-þuz (Proto-Germanic): Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...

Definitions

  1. Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...

Ancestry of “-þuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “-þuz”

  • afraid
  • waste
  • chest
  • guest
  • draft
  • aircraft
  • Frederick
  • thread
  • craft
  • waist
  • blast
  • lust
  • jest
  • wasting
  • yeast
  • Friedman
  • draught
  • Fritz
  • witchcraft
  • Godfrey
  • waistcoat
  • crafts
  • wastewater
  • dart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →