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Where does “-lian” come from?

-lian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic -lōną — frequentative verbal suffix; indicating...

-lian (Old English): frequentative verbal suffix; indicating...

Definitions

  1. frequentative verbal suffix; indicating...

Ancestry of “-lian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-lōnąfrequentative verbal suffix; indicating...

Words derived from “-lian”

  • chuckle
  • trample
  • disgruntled
  • gnarled
  • dazzle
  • topple
  • hassle
  • toggle
  • wriggle
  • prattle
  • bedraggled
  • dribbling
  • dribble
  • gobble
  • fondle
  • prattling
  • snuggle
  • gabble
  • dawdle
  • gobbler
  • jiggle
  • sidle
  • waggle
  • sniffle
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