Etymology Explorer
› Middle Low German
Where does “erlich” come from?
erlich (Middle Low German) comes from Old High German ērlīh, from Proto-Germanic *aiʀulīk.
Ancestry of “erlich”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old High German
ērlīh
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2
Proto-Germanic
*aiʀulīk
—
Words derived from “erlich”
ærlig
ehrlich
ærligr
ærlighed
uærlig
ærlig
unehrlich
ehrlicherweise
Ehrlichkeit
bierehrlich
kreuzehrlich
erligur
ærleg
érlëch
Goldehrlichkeit
Steuerehrlichkeit
Unehrlichkeit
uærlighed
erligheit
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