Where does “-kje” come from?
-kje (Dutch) comes from Middle Low German -eken, from Old Saxon -kīn, from Proto-West Germanic *-ukīn.
-kje (Dutch): Alternative form of -tje
Ancestry of “-kje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | -eken | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | -kīn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *-ukīn | — |
Words derived from “-kje”