-est
English
/ɪst/, /əst/
suffix
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English -est inherited from Old English -st inherited from Proto-Germanic *-ōstaz, *-istaz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*-ōstaz, *-istaz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -st Dutch, Flemish
- aller- -st Dutch, Flemish
- *-ti Proto-Indo-European
- *-ōstaz, *-istaz Proto-Germanic
- -ast Swedish
- -st Old English
- -est Middle English
- -astr Old Norse