Where does “-lik” come from?

-lik (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch -lijk, from Middle Dutch -lijc, from Old Dutch -līk, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

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Ancestry of “-lik”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	-lijk	-ly, -al, -ous; -able
2	Middle Dutch	-lijc	-ly, -like, -ous
3	Old Dutch	-līk	—
4	Proto-Germanic	-līkaz	-like, -ly
5	Proto-Germanic	līką	body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6	Proto-Indo-European	leyǵ-	to bind, tie

Words derived from “-lik”

wetenskaplik
wetlik
tydelik
skadelik
behaaglik

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-Germanic -līkaz →