y-

English

/ɪ/

prefix

Definitions

(not productive) Used with past participle conjugations to form past participles (this prefix does not occur independently and is no longer productive).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English y- inherited from Old English ġe-.

Origin

Old English

ġe-

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Geblüt German
ge- German
ge- Dutch, Flemish
gegadigd Dutch, Flemish
*ga- Proto-Germanic
gelanda Old English
ġe- Old English
i- Middle English
y- Middle English
ȝe- Middle English
ge- Esperanto
ge- Middle Dutch
ge- Afrikaans
ge- Middle High German
ee- Yola