-iht

Old English

suffix

Definitions

having, bearing, possessing;
characterized by; full of, covered with; equivalent to -ous
inclined to

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *-ihtaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*-ihtaz

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*-ihtaz Proto-Germanic
*-īgaz Proto-Germanic
*haftaz Proto-Germanic
-eht Old English
-iġ Old English
-ik Middle English
-ike Middle English
-y Middle English
-echt Middle Dutch

-iġ
-eht