Where does “-lings” come from?

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

-lings (Dutch): describes a manner in which an action proceeds as...

Definitions

  1. describes a manner in which an action proceeds as...

Ancestry of “-lings”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-lingA suffix that describes a person in terms of a...
2Dutch-ingCreates action nouns referring to the performance...
3Middle Dutch-inge
4Old Dutch-inga

Words derived from “-lings

Every word from Old Dutch -ingaEvery word from Dutch -ingEvery word from Dutch -ling
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