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
Ancestry of “-uc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | -ük | their |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -ukaz | Forms diminutive nouns |