Where does “höchstrichterlich” come from?
höchstrichterlich (German) comes from German richterlich, from German -lich, from Middle High German -lich, from Old High German -līh, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.
höchstrichterlich (German): by the supreme court, by the highest legal authority
Definitions
- by the supreme court, by the highest legal authority
Ancestry of “höchstrichterlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | richterlich | judicial, judiciary |
| 2 | German | -lich | an adjectival suffix; an adverbial suffix |
| 3 | Middle High German | -lich | -ly |
| 4 | Old High German | -līh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |