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Where does “-ilingaz” come from?

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

-ilingaz (Proto-Germanic): Forms noun-derivatives with sense of 'belonging...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “-ilingaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
2Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “-ilingaz”

  • gosling
  • youngling
  • bitterling
  • Yngling
  • gadling
  • riveling
  • Erdling
  • Frühlingsfest
  • Lieblingsjünger
  • Vierling
  • Sämling
  • Bratling
  • Bitterling
  • -ling
  • Frühlingszwiebel
  • Wirtschaftsflüchtling
  • Liebling
  • Steckling
  • Republikflüchtling
  • Fiesling
  • Nestling
  • Neuling
  • Flüchtlingslager
  • Schwächling
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