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Where does “heofonlīċ” come from?

heofonlīċ (Old English) comes from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.

heofonlīċ (Old English): heavenly, celestial; chaste

Definitions

  1. heavenly, celestial; chaste

Ancestry of “heofonlīċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
2Proto-Germanic*-līk—

Words derived from “heofonlīċ”

  • heavenly
  • heavenliness
  • unheavenly
  • heavenlyminded
  • heavenlily
  • heuenly
  • hevenly
  • heofonlich
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →