-lein

Mane (Îngilîzî)

suffix used to create a diminutive form; e.g. Kind → Kindlein

Hevwate

-chen

-erl

-ling

-i

Werger

-ita

-ito

-illa

-je

-tje

-inho

-ino

-etto

-ette

-etta

-ine

-et

-ina

-inha

-pje

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/laɪ̯n/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle High German mîras hatiye girtin: -elīn

Ji Old High German mîras hatiye girtin: -ilī

Hevwate bi holendî: -lijn

In summary

From Middle High German -elīn, -līn, from Old High German -ilī, -ilīn, from Proto-West Germanic *-ilīn. Cognate to Dutch -lijn.