Where does “schrecklich” come from?

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

schrecklich (German): awful, terrible, horrible; awfully, terribly

Definitions

  1. awful, terrible, horrible; awfully, terribly

Ancestry of “schrecklich”, 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 “schrecklich”

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