Where does “-le” come from?

-le (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German -līn, from Old High German -ilī.

-le (Cimbrian): forms diminutives

Definitions

  1. forms diminutives

Ancestry of “-le”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High German-līndiminutive suffix
2Old High German-ilī—

Words derived from “-le”

Every word from Old High German -ilī →Every word from Middle High German -līn →