-lian

Old English

suffix

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *-lōną.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*-lōną

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-le English
*-lōną Proto-Germanic
*-ulaz Proto-Germanic
-el Old English
-ol Old English
-elen Middle English
-la Old Norse
-alōn Old High German

-el
-ol