-ingr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-ingaz.

Suffix

-ingr

  1. Added to a noun stem, effecting i-mutation (if applicable), forming a noun denoting an inhabitant or original of a particular place, a student of a particular school, etc.

Descendants

  • Icelandic: -ingur
  • Faroese: -ingur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: -ing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: -ing
  • Old Swedish: -inger
  • Danish: -ing