-ling

Mane

Hevwate

Werger

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(Îngilîzî)

(morpheme) small, immature, miniature
(morpheme) follower or resident

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin

Ji Old English mîras hatiye girtin

Hevwate bi almanî

Hevwate bi îzlendî

Hevwate bi Gothic

In summary

From Middle English -ling, from Old English -ling, from Proto-West Germanic *-ling, from Proto-Germanic *-lingaz, a nominal suffix, probably composed of Proto-Germanic *-ilaz (agent/instrumental/diminutive suffix) + Proto-Germanic *-ingaz (patronymic suffix). Akin to Dutch -ling, German -ling, Icelandic -lingur, Gothic -𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍃 (-liggs). More at -le, -ing.