Where does “irrtümlich” come from?

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

irrtümlich (German): erroneous

Definitions

  1. erroneous

Ancestry of “irrtümlich”, 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 “irrtümlich

Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līkEvery word from German -lichEvery word from Middle High German -lich
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