Where does “-che” come from?

-che (Hunsrik) comes from Central Franconian -che, from Middle High German -ichin, from Old High German -ihhīn, from Proto-Germanic -ikīną, from Proto-Germanic -ikaz.

-che (Hunsrik): forms the diminutive of nouns

Definitions

  1. forms the diminutive of nouns

Ancestry of “-che”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Franconian-cheforms a diminutive noun
2Middle High German-ichin—
3Old High German-ihhīn—
4Proto-Germanic-ikīną—
5Proto-Germanic-ikaz—

Words derived from “-che”

Every word from Proto-Germanic -ikaz →Every word from Central Franconian -che →Every word from Middle High German -ichin →