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Where does “-el” come from?

-el (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic -ul, from Proto-Germanic -ulaz — Forms adjectives from verbs meaning "doing" or...

-el (Old English): Alternative form of -ol; agent and instrumental...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -ol; agent and instrumental...

Ancestry of “-el”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic-ulForms adjectives from verbs, indicating a...
2Proto-Germanic-ulazForms adjectives from verbs meaning "doing" or...

Words derived from “-el”

  • honeysuckle
  • lapel
  • knobbly
  • lapelled
  • whimbrel
  • ginnel
  • honeysuckled
  • knobble
  • lapeled
  • knobbler
  • chevronel
  • knobblies
  • knobbliness
  • lapelless
  • dotel
  • hardel
  • -el
  • wifelkin
  • thrashel
  • ラペル
  • knoble
  • honysokel
  • -el
  • -le
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