Where does “-g” come from?

-g (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “-g”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
2Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “-g”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →