-sel

Afrikaans

suffix

Definitions

age, -ion;

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish -sel (which indicates a result) inherited from Middle Dutch -sel inherited from Old Dutch -isli inherited from *-islī.

Origin

*-islī

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-sel German
-sel Dutch, Flemish
-els Old English
-else Old English
-sel Middle Dutch
*-islī gmw-pro
-isli Old Dutch
-isli Old Saxon