-el
English
/əl/
suffix
Definitions
- Suffix forming nouns, originally denoting an instrument, from verbs, usually spelt -le (-le) except after n and e.
- Diminutive suffix in words of Germanic origin.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English -el inherited from Old English -el inherited from Proto-Germanic *-ilaz (diminutive suffix).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*-ilaz
Gloss
diminutive suffix
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- knuckle English
- flagellum Latin
- -el German
- -ло Russian
- *-lós Proto-Indo-European
- *pleh₂k- Proto-Indo-European
- *wimb- Proto-Indo-European
- *-a-l- Proto-Germanic
- *-ilaz Proto-Germanic
- *-ingaz Proto-Germanic
- *-lingaz Proto-Germanic
- *-ulaz Proto-Germanic
- -el Old English
- -el Middle English
- -ill Old Norse
- *-dlo Proto-Slavic
- -il Old Saxon
- -le Scots