-ig

Old English

suffix

Definitions

y; forms adjectives from nouns and verbs

Etymology

Inherited from *-ag.

Origin

*-ag

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-y English
*-kos Proto-Indo-European
*-īgaz Proto-Germanic
-iġ Old English
-y Middle English
almyghty Middle English
eise Middle English
esy Middle English
-igr Old Norse
-𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 Gothic
-𐌹𐌲𐍃 Gothic
*-ag gmw-pro
-ig Old Dutch
-ich Old Frisian

-iġ