Where does “־יק” come from?

־יק (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German -ec, from Old High German -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

־יק (Yiddish): -y, -ic

Definitions

  1. -y, -ic

Ancestry of “־יק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High German-ec
2Old High German-ig
3Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
4Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “־יק

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Proto-Germanic -gazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic -g
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