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Where does “-islī” come from?

-islī (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

-islī (Proto-West Germanic): Used to form nouns from verbs denoting something...

Definitions

  1. Used to form nouns from verbs denoting something...

Ancestry of “-islī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
2Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-islī”

  • riddle
  • riddling
  • unriddle
  • streusel
  • riddler
  • Streuselkuchen
  • unriddler
  • riddlesome
  • riddlelike
  • riddlingly
  • Anhängsel
  • -sel
  • funzelig
  • Funzel
  • Streuselkuchen
  • Streusel
  • Gerinnsel
  • Häcksel
  • Mitbringsel
  • Einsprengsel
  • Füllsel
  • enträtseln
  • rätseln
  • Rätsel
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