Where does “-sicle” come from?
-sicle (English) comes from English popsicle, from English Epsicle, from English icicle, from English ickle, from English little, from Middle English litel, from Old English lȳtel, from Proto-West Germanic lūtil.
-sicle (English): A suffix combined with a noun to indicate...
Definitions
- A suffix combined with a noun to indicate...
Ancestry of “-sicle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | popsicle | Frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the... |
| 2 | English | Epsicle | — |
| 3 | English | icicle | A drooping, tapering shape of ice |
| 4 | English | ickle | An icicle; Little |
| 5 | English | little | Small in size; Insignificant, trivial; Very young |
| 6 | Middle English | litel | little |
| 7 | Old English | lȳtel | little |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | lūtil | bent; tending to stoop; crouching |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | lūtilaz | bent; tending to stoop; crouching; little |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |