Where does “galàiche” come from?

galàiche (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German gelīch, from Old High German gilīh, from Proto-West Germanic galīk, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

galàiche (Cimbrian): equal

Definitions

  1. equal

Ancestry of “galàiche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangelīch—
2Old High Germangilīhequal
3Proto-West Germanicgalīkalike, similar
4Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
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