-ill
Old Norse
suffix
Definitions
- forms agent nouns
- forms diminutive nouns
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *-ilaz (diminutive suffix) derived from Proto-Indo-European *-lós.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*-lós
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- knuckle English
- flagellum Latin
- -el German
- -ло Russian
- *-e-lós Proto-Indo-European
- *-lós Proto-Indo-European
- *pleh₂k- Proto-Indo-European
- *reh₁t- Proto-Indo-European
- *wimb- Proto-Indo-European
- *-ilaz Proto-Germanic
- *-ingaz Proto-Germanic
- *-lingaz Proto-Germanic
- -el Old English
- *-dlo Proto-Slavic
- -il Old Saxon
- *-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 Ashokan Prakrit