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 (an-stem)

Case	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

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