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Where does “worldlīċ” come from?

worldlīċ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic weraldilīkaz.

Ancestry of “worldlīċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicweraldilīkaz—

Words derived from “worldlīċ”

  • worldly
  • unworldly
  • unworldliness
  • worldlywise
  • worldlily
  • worldlich
  • worldly
Every word from Proto-Germanic weraldilīkaz →