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'''''-ings''''' (or ''-ingas'') is a suffix, used in the [[Legendarium]] to denote such people that belonged to a certain leader, or that were the descendants of a common fore-father. | '''''-ings''''' (or ''-ingas'') is a suffix, used in the [[Legendarium]] to denote such people that belonged to a certain leader, or that were the descendants of a common fore-father. | ||
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-ings (or -ingas) is a suffix, used in the Legendarium to denote such people that belonged to a certain leader, or that were the descendants of a common fore-father.
Examples
Etymology
- Old English -ing, -ung (derived from Proto-Germanic *unga): Forming derivatives of masculine nouns with sense of "belonging to, son of".[1][2]
References
- ↑ "-ing" at Online Etymology Dictionary (accessed 6 January 2010)
- ↑ "-ing" at Wiktionary (accessed 6 January 2010)
