-ag
Old Saxon
suffix
Definitions
- forming adjectives from a-stem nouns and verbs (see cog
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *-gaz (-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
- -cus Latin
- -κός Ancient Greek
- Ὁμηρικός Ancient Greek
- *-kos Proto-Indo-European
- *-agaz Proto-Germanic
- *-gaz Proto-Germanic
- *-ugaz Proto-Germanic
- *-īgaz Proto-Germanic
- -agr Old Norse
- -ig Old High German
- -īgs Latvian
- -ec Middle High German
- -𐌲𐍃 Gothic
- ־יק Yiddish
- *-ākos Proto-Celtic
- -ig Old Saxon
- -yk' Middle Persian
- Māvors Old Latin