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Re: Gonneke
by Quill (QuillHeart)
9/19/2014, 11:55 AM
in reply to a message by Too-Ticky
The suffix -neke is a feminisation. I suppose Gon is the root, though I'm not exactly sure where that might come from. Perhaps it's a form of Johannes (the Dutch form of John), so that would make Gonneke a feminine form of Johannes.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
I know, it's all horrible teenage angst.
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- Sabertooth   +1
9/19/2014, 1:35 PM
Which language does the -neke suffix hail from?At first glance, I see |gunaikos| (Gr. "womanly").
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- Frollein Gladys
9/19/2014, 4:43 PM
The suffix Quill referred to is not so much -neke, but rather simply -ke.
This -ke is originally a Low German diminutive suffix (compare names like Anke); however, it has also been used to feminize masculine names for centuries.

This message was edited 9/19/2014, 4:47 PM

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