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Where does “beachtlich” come from?

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

beachtlich (German): considerable, noticeable, remarkable, substantial

Definitions

  1. considerable, noticeable, remarkable, substantial

Ancestry of “beachtlich”, step by step

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