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