Where does “-lien” come from?

-lien (Middle English) comes from Old English -lian, from Proto-Germanic -lōną — frequentative verbal suffix; indicating...

Ancestry of “-lien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-lianfrequentative verbal suffix; indicating...
2Proto-Germanic-lōnąfrequentative verbal suffix; indicating...

Words derived from “-lien

Every word from Proto-Germanic -lōnąEvery word from Old English -lian
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