-isk
Norwegian
suffix
Definitions
- ish (of or pertaining to)
- esque (in the style or manner of)
- also forming adjectives from nouns.
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse -iskr derived from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz (-ish) derived from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*-iskos
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -ish English
- toolishness English
- -iscus Latin
- absolūtus Latin
- -isch German
- -isch Dutch, Flemish
- -s Dutch, Flemish
- alvorens Dutch, Flemish
- dinsdags Dutch, Flemish
- dinsdagsmorgens Dutch, Flemish
- dinsdagsochtends Dutch, Flemish
- donderdagsmorgens Dutch, Flemish
- donderdagsochtends Dutch, Flemish
- insgelijks Dutch, Flemish
- kinderkopjes Dutch, Flemish
- maandags Dutch, Flemish
- maandagsmorgens Dutch, Flemish
- maandagsochtends Dutch, Flemish
- ruimschoots Dutch, Flemish
- verjaardagsfeest Dutch, Flemish
- vrijdags Dutch, Flemish
- vrijdagsmorgens Dutch, Flemish
- vrijdagsochtends Dutch, Flemish
- woensdags Dutch, Flemish
- woensdagsmorgens Dutch, Flemish
- woensdagsochtends Dutch, Flemish
- zaterdags Dutch, Flemish
- zaterdagsmorgens Dutch, Flemish
- zaterdagsochtends Dutch, Flemish
- zondagsmorgens Dutch, Flemish
- zondagsochtends Dutch, Flemish
- -ίσκος Ancient Greek
- -ῐ́σκος Ancient Greek
- *-iskos Proto-Indo-European
- flamengo Portuguese
- *-iskaz Proto-Germanic
- -isk Swedish
- -isc Old English
- -isċ Old English
- -ish Middle English
- -isk Old Norse
- -iskr Old Norse
- -skr Old Norse
- -sk Danish
- *-ьskъ Proto-Slavic
- -ais Old French
- -isco Galician
- -isc Old High German
- -isks Latvian
- -iskur Faroese
- -skur Faroese
- -isch Middle High German
- -𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 Gothic
- *-isk gmw-pro
- -isc Old Dutch
- -s Middle Low German
- -iškas Lithuanian
- -isk Old Frisian
- *-iškas Proto-Balto-Slavic
- -isc lng
- ieltsch Crimean Gothic