-es

Old English

suffix

Definitions

possessive marker, indicating that an object belongs to the noun
used in formation of adverbs, originally from the genitive of masculine and neuter nouns, but later added also to feminine nouns by analogy

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *-as inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-es.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*-es

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-'s English
-s English
-s- English
*-es Proto-Indo-European
*-as Proto-Germanic
*-ōs Proto-Germanic
-as Old English
þriwa Old English
-s Middle English
-s, -es Middle English
thrīce Middle English

-as
þriwa