-ich
Pennsylvania German
suffix
Definitions
- (adjectival) -y
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German -ec inherited from Old High German -ig 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
- -y English
- acey-deucey English
- scaredy cat English
- toasty English
- -cus Latin
- -ig German
- -igen German
- -igkeit German
- allseitig German
- blutrünstig German
- breitschulterig German
- bullig German
- deutschblütig German
- dreiarmig German
- dünnhäutig German
- eindeutig German
- gleichschenklig German
- gleichseitig German
- gottesfürchtig German
- großjährig German
- rothäutig German
- viertürig German
- witzig German
- wuchtig German
- x-beinig German
- zweideutig 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 Swedish
- lökig Swedish
- -y Middle English
- -agr Old Norse
- -ig Old High German
- -īgs Latvian
- -ec Middle High German
- -𐌲𐍃 Gothic
- ־יק Yiddish
- -ag Old Dutch
- *-ākos Proto-Celtic
- -ag Old Saxon
- -ig Old Saxon
- -yk' Middle Persian
- Māvors Old Latin