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
- hopefully
Ancestry of “האָפֿנטלעך”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hoffentlich | hopefully |
| 2 | German | -lich | an adjectival suffix; an adverbial suffix |
| 3 | Middle High German | -lich | -ly |
| 4 | Old High German | -līh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |