Where does “bedauerlich” come from?

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

bedauerlich (German): regrettable

Definitions

  1. regrettable

Ancestry of “bedauerlich”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bedauerlich”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →Every word from German -lich →Every word from Middle High German -lich →
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