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Where does “-kīn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-kīn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*-ukīn—

Words derived from “-kīn”

  • fortochka
  • Löwchen
  • löwchen
  • brötchen
  • лацкан
  • фо́рточка
  • форточка
  • Hähnchen
  • Freundchen
  • Paukenröhrchen
  • -elchen
  • Pförtchen
  • Schleifchen
  • Eckchen
  • Bierchen
  • Deckchen
  • Bettchen
  • Hummelchen
  • Blättchen
  • Löffelchen
  • Hänschen
  • Antiteilchen
  • Hühnchen
  • Bärtchen
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *-ukīn →