-ling
English
suffix
Definitions
- small, immature, miniature
- follower or resident
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English -ling inherited from Old English -ling (adverbial suffix) inherited from Proto-Germanic *-lingaz, *-ilaz (diminutive suffix), *-ingaz (coming from, belonging to, -ing).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*-ingaz
Gloss
coming from, belonging to, -ing
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -lings English
- knuckle English
- pet English
- petling English
- Hasdingi Latin
- flagellum Latin
- regalis Latin
- -el German
- -lein German
- -ling German
- Frühling German
- Häuptling German
- Küglein German
- -ingo Italian
- -ло Russian
- *-lós Proto-Indo-European
- *pleh₂k- Proto-Indo-European
- *wimb- Proto-Indo-European
- -engo Portuguese
- *-ilaz Proto-Germanic
- *-ilingaz Proto-Germanic
- *-ingaz Proto-Germanic
- *-lingaz Proto-Germanic
- -el Old English
- -ling Old English
- -linga Old English
- -ling Middle English
- -linges Middle English
- -ill Old Norse
- -ingr Old Norse
- -lingr Old Norse
- ingr Old Norse
- *-dlo Proto-Slavic
- -enc Catalan, Valencian
- -lingur Icelandic
- -ling Old High German
- -lingur Faroese
- -elīn Middle High German
- -𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍃 Gothic
- -il Old Saxon
- *-linc Frankish
- *-ling Frankish