Where does “-as” come from?

-as (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

-as (Proto-Germanic): used in formation of adverbs

Definitions

  1. used in formation of adverbs

Ancestry of “-as”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
2Proto-Indo-European-ess—
3Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “-as”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ēs →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ess →
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