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Where does “־קייט” come from?

־קייט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־יק, 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.

־קייט (Yiddish): -ness; -ity; -hood; -ship

Definitions

  1. -ness; -ity; -hood; -ship

Ancestry of “־קייט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־יק-y, -ic
2Middle High German-ec—
3Old High German-ig—
4Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “־קייט”

  • שלאָפֿלאָזיקייט
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