Where does “-lijk” come from?

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

-lijk (Dutch): -ly, -al, -ous; -able

Definitions

  1. -ly, -al, -ous; -able

Ancestry of “-lijk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutch-lijc-ly, -like, -ous
2Old Dutch-līk—
3Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “-lijk”

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