Where does “-lingr” come from?

-lingr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic -ilingaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

-lingr (Old Norse): Forms noun-derivatives with sense of 'belonging...

Definitions

  1. Forms noun-derivatives with sense of 'belonging...

Ancestry of “-lingr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-ilingazForms noun-derivatives with sense of 'belonging...
2Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “-lingr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ilaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ilingaz →