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Where does “sulich” come from?

sulich (Old Dutch) comes from Old High German sulih, from Proto-Germanic swalīkaz, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē.

Ancestry of “sulich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansulih—
2Proto-Germanicswalīkazsuch, that kind of, that sort of
3Proto-Germanicswaso, thus, in this manner
4Proto-Germanicswēlike, similar to; just like, in the same manner...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswē—

Words derived from “sulich”

  • zulk
  • solc
  • swelc
  • sulc
  • selc
  • swilc
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swē →