Where does “-tjie” come from?
-tjie (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch -tje, from Middle Dutch -kijn, from Old Dutch -kīn, from Proto-Germanic *-ukīn.
-tjie (Afrikaans): Alternative form of -ie
Ancestry of “-tjie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | -tje | Appended to a noun , making it diminutive |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | -kijn | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | -kīn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *-ukīn | — |
Words derived from “-tjie”