-ich
Saterland Frisian
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
- -ig Dutch, Flemish
- aanwezig Dutch, Flemish
- dubbelzinnig Dutch, Flemish
- eenvormig Dutch, Flemish
- eenzijdig Dutch, Flemish
- eerbiedig Dutch, Flemish
- geleedpotig Dutch, Flemish
- godvruchtig Dutch, Flemish
- goedhartig Dutch, Flemish
- lamlendig Dutch, Flemish
- lichtvoetig Dutch, Flemish
- schroomvallig Dutch, Flemish
- voorbarig Dutch, Flemish
- voskleurig Dutch, Flemish
- vroegtijdig Dutch, Flemish
- -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
- -ag Old Dutch
- -ig Old Dutch
- *-ākos Proto-Celtic
- -ich Western Frisian
- -ich Old Frisian
- -yk' Middle Persian
- Māvors Old Latin