Where does “lewich” come from?
lewich (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.
lewich (Pennsylvania German): lively, active
Ancestry of “lewich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania German | -ich | -y |
| 2 | Middle High German | -ec | — |
| 3 | Old High German | -ig | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |