Where does “-oc” come from?

-oc (Old English) comes from Hungarian -ük, from Proto-Germanic -ukaz — Forms diminutive nouns.

-oc (Old English): noun suffix used to form descriptive names from...

Definitions

  1. noun suffix used to form descriptive names from...

Ancestry of “-oc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarian-üktheir
2Proto-Germanic-ukazForms diminutive nouns

Words derived from “-oc

Every word from Proto-Germanic -ukazEvery word from Hungarian -ük
-oc — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer