-erl

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See also: erl and Erl

German

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Middle High German -erlīn, -ærelīn, equivalent to -er +‎ -el (diminutive suffix).

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Suffix

-erl n

  1. (Bavaria, Austria, chiefly informal) suffix used to create a diminutive form
    Häfn + ‎-erl → ‎Häferl

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