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
- noun suffix used to form descriptive names from...
Ancestry of “-oc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | -ük | their |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -ukaz | Forms diminutive nouns |