Old English

Suffix

-isc

1. of or pertaining to; -ish
2. used to form words denoting ethnicity or nationality

   Englisc "English"

Descendants

• Middle English: -ish, -isch
  • Scots: -is, -ish
  • English: -ish

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *-iską, *-iskiją.

Alternative forms

• -isce

Suffix

-isc, -isce n

1. suffix forming nouns with a collective or group force

   þēnisc "service, religious service, ministry"

   hīwisc, hīwisce "household"

   īdisc "property, household, family belongings, stuff"

Declension

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-iskaz ‎(“-ish”).

Suffix

-isc

1. used to form adjectives

   himilisc ‎(“heavenly”) from himil ‎(“heaven”)

Descendants

• German: -isch