Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “-elen” come from?

-elen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German -alōn, from Proto-Germanic -lōną — frequentative verbal suffix; indicating...

Ancestry of “-elen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German-alōn—
2Proto-Germanic-lōnąfrequentative verbal suffix; indicating...

Words derived from “-elen”

  • -eln
  • frömmeln
  • werkeln
  • gründeln
  • frömmlerisch
  • Frömmler
  • Rammler
  • rammeln
  • gruntati
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