Where does “alleenich” come from?

alleenich (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German -ich, from Middle High German -ec, from Old High German -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

alleenich (Pennsylvania German): alone

Definitions

  1. alone

Ancestry of “alleenich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania German-ich-y
2Middle High German-ec—
3Old High German-ig—
4Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -g →