Where does “-ock” come from?
-ock (Middle English) comes from Old English -uc, from Hungarian -ük, from Proto-Germanic -ukaz — Forms diminutive nouns.
Ancestry of “-ock”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | -uc | Alternative form of -oc |
| 2 | Hungarian | -ük | their |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ukaz | Forms diminutive nouns |
Words derived from “-ock”