Where does “festlich” come from?

festlich (Middle English) comes from Middle English -ly, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.

festlich (Middle English): festive; fond of festivity

Definitions

  1. festive; fond of festivity

Ancestry of “festlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English-lyAlternative form of -liche
2Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
3Proto-Germanic*-līk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →