Where does “letztendlich” come from?

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

letztendlich (German): eventually, finally, ultimately, at last

Definitions

  1. eventually, finally, ultimately, at last

Ancestry of “letztendlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanendlichfinite, limited; eventually, at last, finally,...
2German-lichan adjectival suffix; an adverbial suffix
3Middle High German-lich-ly
4Old High German-līh—
5Proto-Germanic*-līk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →Every word from German -lich →Every word from Middle High German -lich →