Where does “-ok” come from?
-ok (Middle English) comes from Old English -oc, from Hungarian -ük, from Proto-Germanic -ukaz — Forms diminutive nouns.
-ok (Middle English): suffix forming diminutives of nouns
Definitions
- suffix forming diminutives of nouns
Ancestry of “-ok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | -oc | noun suffix used to form descriptive names from... |
| 2 | Hungarian | -ük | their |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ukaz | Forms diminutive nouns |