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Where does “scherling” come from?

scherling (Middle English) comes from Middle English -ling, from Old English -ling, from Old English lang, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

scherling (Middle English): shearling

Definitions

  1. shearling

Ancestry of “scherling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English-ling—
2Old English-lingadverbial suffix denoting direction, state or...
3Old Englishlanglong; lasting; old, ancient; advanced
4Proto-West Germaniclanglong
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “scherling”

  • shearling
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