Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-uk

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Alternative forms

• *-ik

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-ukaz.

Suffix

*-uk m

1. Forms diminutive nouns.

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*-uk
Genitive	*-ukas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*-uk	*-ukō, *-ukōs
Accusative	*-uk	*-ukā
Genitive	*-ukas	*-ukō
Dative	*-ukē	*-ukum
Instrumental	*-uku	*-ukum

Derived terms

• *-ukīn
• *-ukō

Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-uk

Descendants

• Old English: -oc, -uc
  • Middle English: -ok, -oc, -ock, -oq, -og, -uc, -uk, -uck; -ek, -ak, -ke, -k (rare), -ek
    • English: -ock, -ick, -ik (dialectal)
    • Scots: -ock, -ockie
    • Yola: -ok, -uck, -ick
• Old Saxon: *-uk, *-ik
  • Middle Low German: -ek, -k
    • German Low German: -k
• Old Dutch: -ok, -k
  • Middle Dutch: -oc, -c
    • Dutch: -k (fossilised)
• Old High German: -uh, -ih
  • Middle High German: -ech, -ch
    • German: -ich