"-witz" meaning in All languages combined

See -witz on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from German -witz. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|de:-witz}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "-witz", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-witz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="-witz">, {{bor+|en|de|-witz}} Borrowed from German -witz Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -witz, {{en-suffix}} -witz
  1. Added to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname. Tags: morpheme

Suffix [German]

Etymology: Derived from Proto-Slavic *-oviťь, rebracketing it as -o- + -witz. Compare Polish -owicz. Etymology templates: {{yesno||d|D}} D, {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|de|sla-pro|*-oviťь|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Slavic *-oviťь, {{der+|de|sla-pro|*-oviťь}} Derived from Proto-Slavic *-oviťь, {{rebracketing|de|nocap=y}} rebracketing, {{af|de|-o-|alt2=-witz|nocat=y}} -o- + -witz, {{cog|pl|-owicz}} Polish -owicz Head templates: {{head|de|suffix}} -witz
  1. (no longer productive, only occuring in borrowings) A surname suffix Tags: idiomatic, morpheme Related terms: -vitz, Horowitz, Horzowitz
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