Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ilingaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *-ulingaz

Etymology

From *-ilaz +‎ *-ingaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-iliŋ.ɡɑz/

Noun

*-ilingaz m

  1. Forms noun-derivatives with sense of 'belonging to, coming from, descending from', often with a diminutive force.

Inflection

Declension of *-ilingaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *-ilingaz *-ilingōz, *-ilingōs
vocative *-iling *-ilingōz, *-ilingōs
accusative *-ilingą *-ilinganz
genitive *-ilingas, *-ilingis *-ilingǫ̂
dative *-ilingai *-ilingamaz
instrumental *-ilingō *-ilingamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *-ling
    • Old English: -ling
    • Old Frisian: -ling
    • Old Saxon: -ling
      • Middle Low German: -linc, -link
    • Old Dutch: -ling
    • Old High German: -ling
    • Vulgar Latin: *-lingus
      • Old French: -lein, -lain, -llan, -layn, -lenc, -leyn
        • Middle French: -llan
          • French: -llan
            • Italian: -llano
            • Spanish: -lán
        • English: -lain
      • Old Italian: -lingo
        • Italian: -lengo
      • Old Occitan: -leng
        • Catalan: -lenc
      • Spanish: -lengo
  • Old Norse: -lingr
  • Gothic: -𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍃 (-liggs)