Where does “gadeling” come from?
gadeling (Middle English) comes from Old English gædeling, from Proto-West Germanic *gaduling, from Proto-Germanic gadilingaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilingaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
gadeling (Middle English): gadling, vagabond
Ancestry of “gadeling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | gædeling | kinsman, fellow, companion in arms, comrade |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *gaduling | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gadilingaz | relative, kinsman |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ilingaz | Forms noun-derivatives with sense of 'belonging... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ilaz | agent suffix; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “gadeling”