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Where does “glécklech” come from?

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

glécklech (Luxembourgish): happy; lucky

Definitions

  1. happy; lucky

Ancestry of “glécklech”, 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 →