Where does “weerlig” come from?

weerlig (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch weerlicht, from Middle Dutch wederlicht, from Middle Dutch wederlijc.

weerlig (Afrikaans): lightning

Definitions

  1. lightning

Ancestry of “weerlig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchweerlichtsheet lightning; lightning
2Middle Dutchwederlicht—
3Middle Dutchwederlijc—

Words derived from “weerlig”

Every word from Middle Dutch wederlijc →Every word from Middle Dutch wederlicht →Every word from Dutch weerlicht →