Where does “lige” come from?

lige (Danish) comes from Danish lig, from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

lige (Danish): like, match; straight, not bent; equal

Definitions

  1. like, match; straight, not bent; equal

Ancestry of “lige”, step by step

lige traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish lig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishligequal to; like, similar to; body, corpse
2Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
3Middle Low Germanlīk—
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Old Norse líka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselíkaalso, likewise
2Proto-Germaniclīkānąto conform, to be of an agreeable kind; to...

Words derived from “lige”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →