Where does “-lich” come from?
-lich (German) comes from Middle High German -lich, from Old High German -līh, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.
-lich (German): an adjectival suffix; an adverbial suffix
Definitions
- an adjectival suffix; an adverbial suffix
Ancestry of “-lich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | -lich | -ly |
| 2 | Old High German | -līh | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |
Words derived from “-lich”