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Where does “-inda” come from?

-inda (English) comes from English -lind, from Proto-Germanic linþiz — gentle, mild.

Ancestry of “-inda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-lind—
2Proto-Germaniclinþizgentle, mild

Words derived from “-inda”

  • Belinda
  • Clarinda
  • Lorinda
  • Laurinda
  • Belinda
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