Where does “־לעך” come from?
־לעך (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German -lich, from Old High German -līh, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.
־לעך (Yiddish): -ly, -like; plural of ־ל
Ancestry of “־לעך”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | -lich | -ly |
| 2 | Old High German | -līh | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |
Words derived from “־לעך”