Where does “befremdlich” come from?

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

befremdlich (German): strange, surprising, disconcerting, disturbing

Definitions

  1. strange, surprising, disconcerting, disturbing

Ancestry of “befremdlich”, 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 →Every word from German -lich →Every word from Middle High German -lich →
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