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

  1. "used to make diminutives"

Ancestry of “-ken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German Low German-ken"used to make diminutives"
2German-chennowadays the most common suffix to create a...
3Middle High German-echen—

Words derived from “-ken”

Every word from Middle High German -echen →Every word from German -chen →Every word from German Low German -ken →