Where does “feierlich” come from?

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

feierlich (German): solemn, ceremonious

Definitions

  1. solemn, ceremonious

Ancestry of “feierlich”, 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 “feierlich”

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