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Where does “-kīn” come from?

-kīn (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic *-ukīn.

Ancestry of “-kīn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*-ukīn—

Words derived from “-kīn”

  • -ke
  • bleuke
  • -ken
  • dubbeltje
  • duppie
  • grauwtje
  • -tje
  • Boekestijntje
  • -kijn
  • uitjie
  • -tjie
  • dogtertjie
  • seuntjie
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-ukīn →