Where does “-lings” come from?

-lings (German) comes from Middle High German -lingen, from Old High German lingūn.

-lings (German): Bauch + API → bäuchlings; blind + API →...

Definitions

  1. Bauch + API → bäuchlings; blind + API →...

Ancestry of “-lings”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High German-lingen—
2Old High Germanlingūn—

Words derived from “-lings”

Every word from Old High German lingūn →Every word from Middle High German -lingen →