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English word origin

Etymology of -ock

From Middle English -ock, -ok, -uk, -uck, from Old English -oc, -uc (diminutive suffix), from Proto-West Germanic *-uk, from Proto-Germanic *-ukaz (diminutive suffix). Akin to Old Saxon -ik (diminutive suffix), German -i

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Unnumbered source etymology

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suffix

Forming nouns from nouns, originally with a diminutive sense.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English -ock, -ok, -uk, -uck, from Old English -oc, -uc (diminutive suffix), from Proto-West Germanic *-uk, from Proto-Germanic *-ukaz (diminutive suffix). Akin to Old Saxon -ik (diminutive suffix), German -ich, Middle Low German -ken (diminutive suffix), Middle Dutch -kin, Old Norse -kr (diminutive suffix). More at -kin.

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  • Inherited-form mention-ockenm
  • Inherited-form mention-ocang
  • Inherited-form mention*-ukgmw-pro
  • Inherited-form mention*-ukazgem-pro
  • Cognate mention-ikosx
  • Cognate mention-ichde
  • Cognate mention-kengml
  • Cognate mention-kindum
  • Cognate mention-krnon
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Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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