Where does “övlig” come from?

övlig (Swedish) comes from German üblich, from German -lich, from Middle High German -lich, from Old High German -līh, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.

övlig (Swedish): usual, common, regular

Definitions

  1. usual, common, regular

Ancestry of “övlig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanüblichusual
2German-lichan adjectival suffix; an adverbial suffix
3Middle High German-lich-ly
4Old High German-līh—
5Proto-Germanic*-līk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →Every word from German -lich →Every word from Middle High German -lich →