Where does “-ken” come from?

-ken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch -ken, from Old Dutch -kīn, from Proto-Germanic *-ukīn.

-ken (Dutch): Alternative form of -ke

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -ke

Ancestry of “-ken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutch-ken—
2Old Dutch-kīn—
3Proto-Germanic*-ukīn—

Words derived from “-ken”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *-ukīn →Every word from Old Dutch -kīn →Every word from Middle Dutch -ken →