-k

Origin

From Middle English -ken, -kien, from Old English -cian, from Proto-Germanic *-kōną. Cognate with West Frisian -kje, German -chen, Danish -ke, Swedish -ka. Perhaps related to Old English diminutive suffix -uc, -oc. More at -ock.

Full definition of -k

Suffix

1. (obsolete, no longer productive) A suffix found in words of Middle English, Old English, and Proto-Germanic origin; occurring simultaneously in other Germanic languages, usually with an intensive or frequentative effect.tale, talk; steal, stalk; smile, smirk; mire, mirk; lower, lurk; hear, hark; wall, walk; fare, firk; yare, yark----