Where does “־ל” come from?

־ל (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German teil, from Old High German teil, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

־ל (Yiddish): Forms diminutive nouns when added to a noun, with...

Definitions

  1. Forms diminutive nouns when added to a noun, with...

Ancestry of “־ל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanteil—
2Old High Germanteil—
3Proto-West Germanicdailipart
4Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

Words derived from “־ל”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →