Where does “ingo” come from?

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

ingo (Esperanto): socket, holder

Definitions

  1. socket, holder

Ancestry of “ingo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperanto-ingoA holder for
2German-lingIndicates possession of or connection with a...
3Old High German-ling—
4Proto-Germanic*-ling—

Words derived from “ingo”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *-ling →Every word from German -ling →Every word from Esperanto -ingo →