Where does “-ling” come from?

-ling (Dutch) comes from Dutch -ing, from Middle Dutch -inge, from Old Dutch -inga.

-ling (Dutch): A suffix that describes a person in terms of a...

Definitions

  1. A suffix that describes a person in terms of a...

Ancestry of “-ling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-ingCreates action nouns referring to the performance...
2Middle Dutch-inge—
3Old Dutch-inga—

Words derived from “-ling”

Every word from Old Dutch -inga →Every word from Dutch -ing →Every word from Middle Dutch -inge →