Etymology

-ty

Today it means: A nonproductive suffix indicating single-digit integer multiples of ten. Full definition →

Middle English -ty ← Old English -tiġ ← Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz
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-ty · suffix1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · inherited from*deḱ-
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*tigiwiz
  3. Old English · inherited from-tiġ“-ty”
  4. Middle English · inherited from-ty
  5. English today-ty

From Middle English -ty, from Old English -tiġ (“-ty”), from Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz, plural of *teguz (“group of ten”), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-, *déḱm̥ (“ten”). Cognate with Scots -ty (“-ty”), West Frisian -tich (“-ty”), Dutch -tig (“-ty”), German -zig (“-ty”), Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐌲𐌿𐍃 (tigus, “group of ten, decade”). Related to ten.

-ty · suffix2

  1. Latin · derived from-tās, -tātem
  2. Old French · derived from-te
  3. Middle English · inherited from-te
  4. English today-ty

From Middle English -te, from Old French -te, from Latin -tās, -tātem.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*deḱ- all →

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