Where does “-lich” come from?
-lich (Middle High German) comes from Old High German -līh, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.
-lich (Middle High German): -ly
Ancestry of “-lich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | -līh | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |
Words derived from “-lich”