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Where does “ongebräichlech” come from?

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

ongebräichlech (Luxembourgish): unused; uncommon; unusual

Definitions

  1. unused; uncommon; unusual

Ancestry of “ongebräichlech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishgebräichlechin use, current; common; usual, customary
2Luxembourgish-lech-like, -ly, -ous
3Middle High German-lich-ly
4Old High German-līh—
5Proto-Germanic*-līk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →