-else

Low German

/əlsə/

suffix

Definitions

Creating, from a verb, a noun which is created by the action of this verb (not necessarily one with which the verb is supposed to be done).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Low German -else derived from Old Saxon -isli derived from *-islī.

Origin

*-islī

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-sel German
-else Norwegian Bokmål
-else Swedish
-els Old English
-else Old English
-else Danish
*-islī gmw-pro
-isli Old Dutch
-else Middle Low German
-isli Old Saxon