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Old English -ling (inherited)
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Old English -ling (inherited)
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Middle English -el (affix)
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Middle English -ing (affix)
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Middle English -linge (alter)
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Middle English -lyng (alter)
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Middle English -lynge (alter)
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Proto-West Germanic *-ling (inherited)
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English -ling (inherited)
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English -ling (inherited)