Where does “-ich” come from?

-ich (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian -ich, from Proto-Germanic -īgaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

-ich (West Frisian): -y

Definitions

  1. -y

Ancestry of “-ich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisian-ich—
2Proto-Germanic-īgazforms adjectives from nouns; -y, -ic
3Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “-ich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īgaz →Every word from Old Frisian -ich →