Where does “ness” come from?

ness (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German neȥȥe, from Old High German naȥī, from Old High German -ī, 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...

ness (Vilamovian): rainy weather; wetness

Definitions

  1. rainy weather; wetness

Ancestry of “ness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanneȥȥe—
2Old High Germannaȥīwetness
3Old High German-ī-ness
4Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
5Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Old High German -ī →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →