־ניש

Yiddish

[nɪʃ]

suffix

Definitions

ness.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German -nisse inherited from Old High German -nissi inherited from *-nassī (-ness).

Origin

*-nassī

Gloss

-ness

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-nis German
*-inassuz Proto-Germanic
-nes Old English
-nis Old English
-nissi Old High German
-nissī Old High German
-nisse Middle High German
געשען Yiddish
געשעעניש Yiddish
פֿינצטער Yiddish
פֿינצטערניש Yiddish
*-nassī gmw-pro
-nissi Old Dutch
-nissi Old Saxon