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

masculine an-stemDeclension 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