Where does “-li” come from?

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

-li (Pennsylvania German): -ling, -let

Definitions

  1. -ling, -let

Ancestry of “-li”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High German-līndiminutive suffix
2Old High German-ilī—

Words derived from “-li”

Every word from Old High German -ilī →Every word from Middle High German -līn →