Where does “ligeledes” come from?

ligeledes (Danish) comes from Danish ledes, from Danish led, from Old Danish lith, from Old Norse hlið, from Proto-Germanic hlidą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlitós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

ligeledes (Danish): likewise

Definitions

  1. likewise

Ancestry of “ligeledes”, step by step

ligeledes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ledes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishledes—
2Danishledjoint; link; link, part
3Old Danishlith—
4Old Norsehliðgate; side; a gap, gate, space
5Proto-Germanichlidąlid, cover
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlitóscovered, sheltered; leaning, sloped, inclined
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Danish lige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishligelike, match; straight, not bent; equal
2Danishligequal to; like, similar to; body, corpse
3Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
4Middle Low Germanlīk—
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlitós →