Where does “-ock” come from?
-ock (English) comes from Middle English -ok, from Old English -oc, from Hungarian -ük, from Proto-Germanic -ukaz — Forms diminutive nouns.
-ock (English): Forming nouns from nouns, originally with a...
Definitions
- Forming nouns from nouns, originally with a...
Ancestry of “-ock”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | -ok | suffix forming diminutives of nouns |
| 2 | Old English | -oc | noun suffix used to form descriptive names from... |
| 3 | Hungarian | -ük | their |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ukaz | Forms diminutive nouns |
Words derived from “-ock”