Where does “überglücklich” come from?

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

überglücklich (German): overjoyed

Definitions

  1. overjoyed

Ancestry of “überglücklich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglücklichhappy; lucky; fortunate
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 →