Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *-uk, *-ik, from Proto-Germanic *-ukaz, *-ikaz. Akin to Old Saxon -ik-, Middle Low German -ken, Middle Dutch -kin. More at English -kin.

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-oc m

  1. noun suffix used to form descriptive names from adjectives
    rudducruddock, robin (literally, “little red one”)
  2. diminutive suffix
    bealluctesticle (literally, “little ball”)
    bullucmale calf, bullock
    buttucend, buttock; piece of land

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Slovincian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ěti.

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-oc

  1. forms intransitive verbs from adjectives meaning "to become"
    babjy + ‎-oc → ‎babjoc

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