Where does “gelijk” come from?

gelijk (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gelijc, from Old Dutch gilīk, from Proto-West Germanic galīk, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

gelijk (Dutch): equal, like, alike; equal, equivalent;...

Definitions

  1. equal, like, alike; equal, equivalent;...

Ancestry of “gelijk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgelijc
2Old Dutchgilīk
3Proto-West Germanicgalīkalike, similar
4Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “gelijk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ-
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