Where does “-og” come from?
-og (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish -ogher, from Old Norse -igr, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “-og”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | -ogher | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | -igr | -y |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |