Where does “-le” come from?

-le (Swabian) comes from Middle High German -līn, from Old High German -ilī.

-le (Swabian): Used to form diminutives

Definitions

  1. Used to form diminutives

Ancestry of “-le”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High German-līndiminutive suffix
2Old High German-ilī—
Every word from Old High German -ilī →Every word from Middle High German -līn →