Where does “gemütlich” come from?

gemütlich (English) comes from German gemütlich, from German -lich, from Middle High German -lich, from Old High German -līh, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.

gemütlich (English): Comfortable, cosy, cozy, pleasant; Friendly,...

Definitions

  1. Comfortable, cosy, cozy, pleasant; Friendly,...

Ancestry of “gemütlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangemütlichcosy, gemütlich
2German-lichan adjectival suffix; an adverbial suffix
3Middle High German-lich-ly
4Old High German-līh—
5Proto-Germanic*-līk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →Every word from German -lich →Every word from Middle High German -lich →