Middle English -chen

← Old English -ċen (inherited)

← Old English -cen (mention)

← Old English -ċin (mention)

← Middle English -ok (affix)

← Middle English -en (affix)

← Proto-Germanic *-ikiną (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *-ukiną (mention)

→ English -kin (cognate)

→ English hunch (suffix)

→ Middle English tichen (suffix)