Where does “erstaunlech” come from?

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

erstaunlech (Luxembourgish): amazing, astonishing

Definitions

  1. amazing, astonishing

Ancestry of “erstaunlech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgish-lech-like, -ly, -ous
2Middle High German-lich-ly
3Old High German-līh—
4Proto-Germanic*-līk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →Every word from Luxembourgish -lech →Every word from Middle High German -lich →