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
- describes a manner in which an action proceeds as...
Ancestry of “-lings”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | -ling | A suffix that describes a person in terms of a... |
| 2 | Dutch | -ing | Creates action nouns referring to the performance... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -inge | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -inga | — |
Words derived from “-lings”