| − | The suffix -ly, or the similar German, Dutch, Danish and Norwegian suffixes, derive from the Germanic word ''lich'', meaning "body", "shape". "Quickly" could therefore be interpreted as meaning "with a quick body". By comparison, the Romance suffixes -mente, -ment, or -mense come from the latin "mens", meaning "mind". | + | The suffix -ly, or the similar German, Dutch, Danish and Norwegian suffixes, derive from the Germanic word ''lich'', meaning "body", "shape". "Quickly" could therefore be interpreted as meaning "with a quick body". By comparison, the Romance suffixes -mente, -ment, or -mense come from the Latin "mens", meaning "mind". |