-isc
Old English
suffix
Definitions
- of or pertaining to; -ish
- used to form words denoting ethnicity or nationality
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz (-ish) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*-iskos
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -esque English
- -iscus Latin
- -esk German
- -esco Italian
- -esk Dutch, Flemish
- -esque French
- -ίσκος Ancient Greek
- -ῐ́σκος Ancient Greek
- *-iskos Proto-Indo-European
- flamengo Portuguese
- *-iskaz Proto-Germanic
- -isċ Old English
- -yssh Middle English
- -isk Old Norse
- -iskr Old Norse
- -skr Old Norse
- *-ьskъ Proto-Slavic
- -ais Old French
- -isco Galician
- -isc Old High German
- -isks Latvian
- -𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 Gothic
- *-isk gmw-pro
- -isc Old Dutch
- -iškas Lithuanian
- -isk Old Frisian
- *-iškas Proto-Balto-Slavic
- -isc lng
- ieltsch Crimean Gothic