In a latest TikTok shared by writer Jason Pargin, I discovered that the suffix ”-le” does far more to a phrase than simply making it sound cute.
In his video, the TikToker mentioned “am I the one one who didn’t know this?” earlier than sharing that “when you could have a phrase that ends in ‘-le,’ like ‘nestle’ or ‘nuzzle’ or ‘deal with’ or ‘grapple’ or ‘gamble,’ the ‘-le’ hooked up to these verbs is a suffix hooked up to verbs that simply means to do it constantly or greater than as soon as.”
The extra I give it some thought, the more true it feels ― yeah, a “sniffle” IS simply an ongoing collection of sniffs, isn’t it?
Why does this occur?
Previous English account @wylfcen explains that “initially, to ramble is to ‘roam’ on, to jostle is to joust repeatedly, and to glitter is to emit numerous sparks.”
However the place did this come from?
Effectively, apparently it derives from proto-Germanic ”-lōną”, which might turn into the Center English ”-lien” and later ”-le”. It had the identical repetitive or ongoing that means again then, too.
In fact, the suffix doesn’t at all times imply “ongoing” (regardless of one TikTok commenter’s joke, being little doesn’t imply to be constantly lit.)
However some examples would possibly shock you ― for example the “ming” in “mingle” comes from an Previous English phrase that means “to combine,” “menġan.”
Folks made some fairly nice feedback
“At what level does a skedad turn into a skedaddle,” one commenter requested underneath Pargin’s TikTok.
“To burgle is only a extended burg” joked one other (I imply, it type of is likely to be).
“So true! After I eat Pringles, I at all times suppose, ’egads, I’m being constantly Pringed,” one other joked.
