Where does “-liche” come from?

-liche (Middle English) comes from Old English -līc, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

-liche (Middle English): Used to form adjectives from nouns, the...

Definitions

  1. Used to form adjectives from nouns, the...

Ancestry of “-liche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-līcadjective-forming suffix meaning 'like' or 'relating to
2Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
3Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “-liche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-Germanic -līkaz →