Where does “-ī” come from?

-ī (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

-ī (Proto-West Germanic): -ness, -th

Definitions

  1. -ness, -th

Ancestry of “-ī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
2Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
3Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-ī”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ →