Where does “ögonskenlig” come from?
ögonskenlig (Swedish) comes from German augenscheinlich, from German -lich, from Middle High German -lich, from Old High German -līh, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.
ögonskenlig (Swedish): apparent
Definitions
- apparent
Ancestry of “ögonskenlig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | augenscheinlich | apparent, evident; apparently, evidently |
| 2 | German | -lich | an adjectival suffix; an adverbial suffix |
| 3 | Middle High German | -lich | -ly |
| 4 | Old High German | -līh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |