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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”

  • chrëschtlech
  • onfrëndlech
  • ablécklech
  • bridderlech
  • zäertlech
  • Zäertlechkeet
  • männlech
  • gesetzlech
  • onnatierlech
  • mënschlech
  • iergerlech
  • Mënschlechkeet
  • natierlech
  • absichtlech
  • haaptsächlech
  • erstaunlech
  • perséinlech
  • ongebräichlech
  • gebräichlech
  • rechtlech
  • frëndlech
  • sproochlech
  • glécklech
  • ängschtlech
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