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

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -tje

Ancestry of “-kje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low German-eken—
2Old Saxon-kīn—
3Proto-West Germanic*-ukīn—

Words derived from “-kje”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *-ukīn →Every word from Middle Low German -eken →Every word from Old Saxon -kīn →