Where does “vrūntlich” come from?
vrūntlich (Middle High German) comes from Old High German friuntlīh, from Proto-Germanic frijōndlīkaz, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
Ancestry of “vrūntlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | friuntlīh | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | frijōndlīkaz | friendlike; friendly |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -līkaz | -like, -ly |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |