-lijk

Meaning

1. (morpheme) An adjectival and adverbial suffix -ly, -al, -ous
2. (morpheme) An adjectival and adverbial suffix -able

Concepts

-ly

Synonyms

-achtig

-ig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lək/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: -lijc

Inherited from Old Dutch: -līk

Cognate with English: -ly

Cognate with German: -lich

Cognate with Old Norse: -líkr

In summary

From Middle Dutch -lijc, from Old Dutch -līk, from Proto-West Germanic *-līk, from Proto-Germanic *-līkaz.
Cognate with English -ly, German -lich, Old Norse -líkr.