Where does “-eg” come from?

-eg (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh -eg, from Proto-Celtic -ikos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

-eg (Welsh): a language, -ic, -ish; a science, a study,-y,...

Definitions

  1. a language, -ic, -ish; a science, a study,-y,...

Ancestry of “-eg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welsh-eg—
2Proto-Celtic-ikosbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “-eg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Celtic -ikos →Every word from Middle Welsh -eg →
-eg — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer