Where does “usammenlignelig” come from?

usammenlignelig (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sammenligne, from Norwegian Bokmål ligne, from Norwegian Bokmål lik, from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

usammenlignelig (Danish): incomparable

Definitions

  1. incomparable

Ancestry of “usammenlignelig”, step by step

usammenlignelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sammenligne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsammenligneto compare
2Norwegian Bokmålligneto look like, resemble, be similar to; to...
3Norwegian Bokmålliksimilar, alike; equal; a corpse, body
4Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
5Middle Low Germanlīk—
6Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Danish lig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishligequal to; like, similar to; body, corpse
2Old Danishlyk—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →