Where does “האָפֿנטלעך” come from?

האָפֿנטלעך (Yiddish) comes from German hoffentlich, from German -lich, from Middle High German -lich, from Old High German -līh, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.

האָפֿנטלעך (Yiddish): hopefully

Definitions

  1. hopefully

Ancestry of “האָפֿנטלעך”, step by step

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