-kyn

Middle English Alternative forms enm -ekyn -kin -kynne Etymology Probably enm dum -kin 1, dum -ekin, from enm odt *-ukīn, odt -kīn, from enm gmw-pro *-ukīn; apparently originally extrapolated from Dutch familiar forms of personal names. Compare enm bulchyn bullock and enm clouchyn clew for a possible variant of this suffix with /t͡ʃ/. Pronunciation enm /-kin/ Suffix enm suffix noun-forming suffixes Forms diminutives from nouns, mostly familiar forms of personal names. enm Peter -kyn Perkyn Usage notes Names formed with this suffix fell out of fashion at the beginning of the 15th century, though they survived (and still survive) fossilised in surnames. Derived terms enm Descendants en -kin diminutive gmw-msc -kin sco -kin References -kin suf MED24247 -kin suf 8039872098 enm diminutive suffixes