-kin

(Inglés)

1. (dialectal, morpheme) Used to form adjectives expressing resemblance or likeness to, similar to -like.
2. (morpheme) Used to form nouns having qualities of or belonging to a particular kind, class, or sort.

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: -kin

Herdado de Old English: cynna

Herdado de Old English: -ca

Relativo a Middle English: -chen

Relativo a Old English: -ċen

Relativo a Old English: -oc

Relativo a Old English: -en

Relativo a neerlandés: -ken

Relativo a baixo alemán: -ken

Relativo a alemán: -chen

In summary

From Middle English -kin, -kinne, -kunne, from Old English cynna, the genitive plural of cynn (“kind, sort, rank”), used in compounds.