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

Definitions

  1. -ly, -like; plural of ־ל

Ancestry of “־לעך”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High German-lich-ly
2Old High German-līh—
3Proto-Germanic*-līk—

Words derived from “־לעך”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →Every word from Middle High German -lich →Every word from Old High German -līh →