Where does “-eln” come from?
-eln (Middle High German) comes from Old High German -alōn, from Proto-Germanic -lōną — frequentative verbal suffix; indicating...
-eln (Middle High German): frequentative suffix
Ancestry of “-eln”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | -alōn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -lōną | frequentative verbal suffix; indicating... |
Words derived from “-eln”