German -nis

← English -ness (cognate)

← Middle High German -nisse (inherited)

← Proto-West Germanic *-nassī (inherited)

← Old High German -nissī (inherited)

← Old High German -nissi (mention)

→ German -s (mention)

→ German Gefängnis (mention)

→ German Finsternis (affix)

→ German Begräbnis (affix)

→ German Wildnis (affix)

→ German Ergebnis (mention)

→ German Besäufnis (affix)

→ German Geständnis (affix)

→ German Verständnis (affix)

→ German Bedürfnis (suffix)

→ German Zugeständnis (suffix)

→ German Empfängnis (suffix)

→ German Bitternis (affix)