Where does “-lich” come from?

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

-lich (Middle High German): -ly

Definitions

  1. -ly

Ancestry of “-lich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German-līh—
2Proto-Germanic*-līk—

Words derived from “-lich”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →Every word from Old High German -līh →