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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