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This Proto-West 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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-lingaz.
Suffix
*-ling m
- Forms noun-derivatives with sense of 'belonging to, coming from, descending from', often with a diminutive force.
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*-ling
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| Genitive
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*-lingas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*-ling
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*-lingō, *-lingōs
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| Accusative
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*-ling
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*-lingā
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| Genitive
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*-lingas
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*-lingō
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| Dative
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*-lingē
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*-lingum
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| Instrumental
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*-lingu
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*-lingum
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Derived terms
Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-ling
Descendants
- Old English: -ling
- Old Frisian: -ling
- Old Saxon: -ling
- Middle Low German: -linc, -link
- Old Dutch: -ling
- Old High German: -ling
- Middle High German: -linc
- → 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
- Old Occitan: -leng
- Spanish: -lengo