Where does “-lech” come from?

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

-lech (Luxembourgish): -like, -ly, -ous

Definitions

  1. -like, -ly, -ous

Ancestry of “-lech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High German-lich-ly
2Old High German-līh—
3Proto-Germanic*-līk—

Words derived from “-lech”

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