Where does “-ling” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “-ling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-lingaz—
2Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “-ling”

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