Where does “-līc” come from?

-līc (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

-līc (Old English): adjective-forming suffix meaning 'like' or 'relating to

Definitions

  1. adjective-forming suffix meaning 'like' or 'relating to

Ancestry of “-līc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
2Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “-līc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-Germanic -līkaz →