-erl

Uncertain. Perhaps from Middle High German -erlīn, -ærelīn, equivalent to -er +‎ -el (diminutive suffix).

• IPA^(key): [ɐl]

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-erl n

1. (Bavaria, Austria, chiefly informal) suffix used to create a diminutive form

   ‎Häfn + ‎-erl → ‎Häferl

• Becherl, Fleckerl, Nockerl, Patscherl, Schanzerl, Spaßerl

• -i
• -chen
• -lein