Re[4]: [tied] Re: etymology of German surnames

From: Brian M. Scott
Message: 38117
Date: 2005-05-28

At 10:27:56 AM on Tuesday, May 24, 2005, Joao S. Lopes
wrote:

> But if the -k is retained, Dominik > Dominikel?

I can't say that it's impossible, but it feels very
unlikely: in my experience that type of diminutive is almost
invariably built on a monosyllabic base (e.g., <Hänsel>).

Brian