Where does “-k” come from?
-k (English) comes from Middle English -ken, from Dutch -ken, from Middle Dutch -ken, from Old Dutch -kīn, from Proto-Germanic *-ukīn.
-k (English): A suffix found in words of Middle English, Old...
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- A suffix found in words of Middle English, Old...
Ancestry of “-k”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | -ken | — |
| 2 | Dutch | -ken | Alternative form of -ke |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -ken | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -kīn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *-ukīn | — |