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