Where does “worldlich” come from?

worldlich (Middle English) comes from Old English woruldlīċ, from Proto-Germanic weraldilīkaz.

Ancestry of “worldlich”, step by step

worldlich traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English woruldlīċ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishworuldlīċworldly, earthly, natural, physical, temporal, mundane
2Proto-Germanicweraldilīkaz—

via Old English worldlīċ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishworldlīċ—

via Old English weoroldlīċ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweoroldlīċworldly; earthly; temporal; mundane; secular
Every word from Proto-Germanic weraldilīkaz →Every word from Old English woruldlīċ →