-lich etymology

Middle English word -lich comes from Old English -lic, Old English -līc

Detailed word origin of -lich

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-lic Old English (ang) Forming adjectives denoting multiplicity (compare English -fold). Forming adjectives from nouns and adjectives with the sense of ‘characteristic of, pertaining to’.
-līc Old English (ang)
-lik Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as -lich

Descendants of -līc
-andlic -andlike -endlice -endliȝ leodlic