-ling
German (Berlin)
[lɪŋ]
suffix
Definitions
- Indicates possession of or connection with a quality or property, such as Schwächling (weakling) from schwach (weak) or Frühling (the season Spring [which comes early]) from früh (early).
- A modifier of nouns, meaning a follower or resident of what is denoted by the stem form, such as Häftling (Häftling) from Haft (Haft).
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German -ling derived from Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*-ilingaz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -ling English
- -lings English
- petling English
- Frühling German
- Frühlings-Tagundnachtgleiche German
- Frühlingsende German
- Frühlingsfest German
- Frühlingsluft German
- Frühlingspunkt German
- Frühlingssonne German
- Frühlingstag German
- Frühlingsvollmond German
- Frühlingswetter German
- Frühlingszeit German
- Frühlingszwiebel German
- Haupt German
- Häuptling German
- früh German
- frühlingshaft German
- *-ilingaz Proto-Germanic
- *-lingaz Proto-Germanic
- -ling Middle English
- -lingr Old Norse
- -ling Old High German
- -𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍃 Gothic
- hāvdling Old Frisian