Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ukô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *-ikô

Etymology

From *-ukaz +‎ *-ô.

Suffix

*-ukô m

  1. Forms diminutive nouns.

Inflection

Declension of *-ukô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *-ukô *-ukaniz
vocative *-ukô *-ukaniz
accusative *-ukanų *-ukanunz
genitive *-ukiniz *-ukanǫ̂
dative *-ukini *-ukammaz
instrumental *-ukinē *-ukammiz

Derived terms

Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-ukô
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kelukô

Descendants

Note: Many West Germanic descendants conflated this suffix with the related Proto-West Germanic *-ukīn.

  • Proto-West Germanic: *-ukō
    • Old English: -ca
    • Old Saxon: *-ko
      • Middle Low German: -ke
    • Old Dutch: *-uko, *-iko (attested only in the feminine -uka, -ika)
    • Old High German: -ko
      • Middle High German: -ke
  • Old Norse: -ki
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