Where does “-ken” come from?
-ken (German) comes from German Low German -ken, from German -chen, from Middle High German -echen.
-ken (German): "used to make diminutives"
Definitions
- "used to make diminutives"
Ancestry of “-ken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German Low German | -ken | "used to make diminutives" |
| 2 | German | -chen | nowadays the most common suffix to create a... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -echen | — |
Words derived from “-ken”