Where does “-che” come from?

-che (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German -ichin, from Old High German -ihhīn, from Proto-Germanic -ikīną, from Proto-Germanic -ikaz.

-che (Pennsylvania German): -let, -ling, -kin

Definitions

  1. -let, -ling, -kin

Ancestry of “-che”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High German-ichin—
2Old High German-ihhīn—
3Proto-Germanic-ikīną—
4Proto-Germanic-ikaz—

Words derived from “-che”

Every word from Proto-Germanic -ikaz →Every word from Middle High German -ichin →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ikīną →