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Where does “-nassī” come from?

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

-nassī (Proto-West Germanic): Used to form abstract nouns, usually from...

Definitions

  1. Used to form abstract nouns, usually from...

Ancestry of “-nassī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-inassuz-ness
2Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
3Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-nassī”

  • consciousness
  • happiness
  • darkness
  • witness
  • illness
  • awareness
  • weakness
  • effectiveness
  • thickness
  • willingness
  • tenderness
  • fitness
  • readiness
  • madness
  • bitterness
  • usefulness
  • likeness
  • brightness
  • loneliness
  • eagerness
  • stillness
  • blindness
  • richness
  • wickedness
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