Where does “-uc” come from?

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

-uc (Old English): Alternative form of -oc

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -oc

Ancestry of “-uc”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-uc”

Every word from Proto-Germanic -ukaz →Every word from Hungarian -ük →
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