Where does “-lijks” come from?

-lijks (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch -lics, from Old Dutch -welikis, from Old Dutch welik, from Proto-Germanic hwilīkaz, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

-lijks (Dutch): -ly

Definitions

  1. -ly

Ancestry of “-lijks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutch-lics—
2Old Dutch-welikis—
3Old Dutchwelikwhich, whichever, any
4Proto-Germanichwilīkazwhat kind of, what sort of
5Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
6Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “-lijks”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaz →
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