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Where does “-līn” come from?

-līn (Middle High German) comes from Old High German -ilī.

-līn (Middle High German): diminutive suffix

Definitions

  1. diminutive suffix

Ancestry of “-līn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German-ilī—

Words derived from “-līn”

  • Männlein
  • Kindlein
  • Mägdlein
  • Gänslein
  • Jüdlein
  • Männlein
  • Schneiderlein
  • Kirchlein
  • Knäblein
  • Welplein
  • -lein
  • Händlein
  • Entlein
  • -le
  • Mütterlein
  • Weiblein
  • Küchlein
  • łidła
  • hyttła
  • -ła
  • obrozła
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