# -lings

-lings is a German suffix meaning “-wards”.

## In other languages

- Русский: суффикс наречий

## Meanings

1. _rare_ forms adverbs that describe the manner of an action, particularly a movement
   - Bauch (“abdomen, belly”) + -lings → bäuchlings (“on one’s belly”)
2. -wards

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