-el

From Middle English -el, from Old English -el, from Proto-Germanic *-ilaz.

Alternative forms

• -le, -al

Full definition of -el

Suffix

1. Suffix forming nouns, originally denoting an agent, from verbs, usually spelt -le except after n and e.runnel, shovel, dotel
2. Diminutive suffix in words of Germanic origin.hatchel, hovel, gomeral

From Middle English, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus.

Suffix

1. Suffix, originally diminutive, in words of Latin or Romance origin.cupel, chapel, tunnel----