1. Etymology of the English suffix -ling
the English suffix -ling
Derivations in English
brandling, catling, darkling, dunlin, hatchling, nestling, rockling, starveling, stripling, weanling, dumpling, cageling, changeling, earthling, fatling, firstling, fledgling, groundling, nursling, pigling, princeling, reedling, seedling, shaveling, slaveling, spiderling, squireling, weakling, wildling, witling, worldling, yeanling, lordling, godling, duckling, grayling, greenling, sapling, suckling, fingerling, fosterling, foundling, shearling, sibling, underling, darling, brambling, sanderling, sterlingUsage
Word found in Old English, Modern English2. Etymology of the English suffix -ling
derived from the English suffix -ling
