Where does “ligesom” come from?

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

ligesom (Danish): sort of, kind of, as it were; as, like

Definitions

  1. sort of, kind of, as it were; as, like

Ancestry of “ligesom”, step by step

ligesom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Danish søm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsømseam; nail
2Old Norsesaumrseam, nails
3Old Norsesýjato sew
4Proto-Germanicsiwjanąto sew
5Proto-Indo-Europeansīw-to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →