Where does “-ingo” come from?

-ingo (Esperanto) comes from German -ling, from Old High German -ling, from Proto-Germanic *-ling.

-ingo (Esperanto): A holder for

Definitions

  1. A holder for

Ancestry of “-ingo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-lingIndicates possession of or connection with a...
2Old High German-ling—
3Proto-Germanic*-ling—

Words derived from “-ingo”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *-ling →
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