Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-līkaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

See *līką (“body, corpse”) for more; the sense of "similar to" appears to be the original sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌliː.kɑz/

Adjective

*-līkaz

1. -like, -ly. Forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with the sense of 'similar to, characteristic of'.

Inflection

Declension of *-līkaz (a-stem)

strong declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*-līkaz	*-līkai	*-līkō	*-līkôz	*-līką, *-at(ō)	*-līkō
accusative	*-līkanǭ	*-līkanz	*-līkǭ	*-līkōz	*-līką, *-at(ō)	*-līkō
genitive	*-līkas, *-līkis	*-līkaizǫ̂	*-līkaizōz	*-līkaizǫ̂	*-līkas, *-līkis	*-līkaizǫ̂
dative	*-līkammai	*-līkaimaz	*-līkaizōi	*-līkaimaz	*-līkammai	*-līkaimaz
instrumental	*-līkanō	*-līkaimiz	*-līkaizō	*-līkaimiz	*-līkanō	*-līkaimiz
weak declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*-līkô	*-līkaniz	*-līkǭ	*-līkōniz	*-līkô	*-līkōnō
accusative	*-līkanų	*-līkanunz	*-līkōnų	*-līkōnunz	*-līkô	*-līkōnō
genitive	*-līkiniz	*-līkanǫ̂	*-līkōniz	*-līkōnǫ̂	*-līkiniz	*-līkanǫ̂
dative	*-līkini	*-līkammaz	*-līkōni	*-līkōmaz	*-līkini	*-līkammaz
instrumental	*-līkinē	*-līkammiz	*-līkōnē	*-līkōmiz	*-līkinē	*-līkammiz

Derived terms

Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-līkaz

• *līkāną
• *galīkaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *-līk
  • Old English: -līċ, -līh, -lī
    • Middle English: -ly, -li, -lych, -lich
      • English: -ly
      • Scots: -lie
  • Old Frisian: -līk
    • Saterland Frisian: -elk
    • West Frisian: -lyk
  • Old Saxon: -līk
    • Middle Low German: -līk, -lik, -lick (inflected -lik-)
      • Low German: -lich, -lig, -lik, -lick, -li (Eastfalian), -elk (East Frisian)
      • Plautdietsch: -lich
  • Old Dutch: -līk
    • Middle Dutch: -lijc
      • Dutch: -lijk
        • Afrikaans: -lik
        • Jersey Dutch: -lik, -lek, -lā́ik
  • Old High German: -līh
    • Middle High German: -lich
      • German: -lich
      • Luxembourgish: -lech
      • Yiddish: ־לעך (-lekh)
• Proto-Norse:
  • Old Norse: -ligr, -líkr
    • Icelandic: -legur
    • Faroese: -ligur
    • Norwegian:
      • Norwegian Bokmål: -lig
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: -leg
    • Old Swedish: -līker
      • Swedish: -lig
    • Old Danish: -lig
      • Danish: -lig
• Gothic: -𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (-leiks)