Where does “-ēs” come from?

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

-ēs (Proto-Indo-European): Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds

Definitions

  1. Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds

Ancestry of “-ēs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-ess—
2Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “-ēs”

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