Where does “geruchlich” come from?

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

geruchlich (German): olfactory

Definitions

  1. olfactory

Ancestry of “geruchlich”, 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 →