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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós