Meanings

1. 1

   Upper-German · regionalsuffix in diminutives

   Kind (“child”) + -el → Kindel (“little child, darling”)

2. 2

   suffix in nouns indicating appurtenance, i.e. accessories or things subordinate to a bigger entity

   Arm (“arm”) + -el → Ärmel (“sleeve”)

3. 3

   suffix in agent and instrumental nouns

   Büttel, Meißel, Weisel