-ich
Frisian (Western)
suffix
Definitions
- y
Etymology
Inherited from Old Frisian -ich inherited from Proto-Germanic *-īgaz (-ic, -y) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-kos (typical of, pertaining to, suffix forming adjectives denoting the characteristic of, suffix forming adjectives denoting characteristic of).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*-kos
Gloss
typical of, pertaining to, suffix forming adjectives denoting the characteristic of, suffix forming adjectives denoting characteristic of
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -y English
- acey-deucey English
- scaredy cat English
- toasty English
- -cus Latin
- witzig German
- -κός Ancient Greek
- Ὁμηρικός Ancient Greek
- *-kos Proto-Indo-European
- *-agaz Proto-Germanic
- *-gaz Proto-Germanic
- *-ugaz Proto-Germanic
- *-īgaz Proto-Germanic
- -ig Old English
- -iġ Old English
- -y Middle English
- -igr Old Norse
- -īgs Latvian
- -𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 Gothic
- -𐌹𐌲𐍃 Gothic
- -ig Old Dutch
- *-ākos Proto-Celtic
- -ich Old Frisian
- -yk' Middle Persian
- -ich Saterland Frisian
- Māvors Old Latin