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
- -ness; -ity; -hood; -ship
Ancestry of “־קייט”, step by step
־קייט traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ־יק
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־יק | -y, -ic |
| 2 | Middle High German | -ec | — |
| 3 | Old High German | -ig | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Yiddish ־הייט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־הייט | -ness; -ity; -hood; -ship |
| 2 | Middle High German | -heit | ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective |
| 3 | Old High German | -heit | nature, character |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -haidu | hood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haiduz | manner, way; personality, character; appearance |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kayt- | — |