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
- equal, like, alike; equal, equivalent;...
Ancestry of “gelijk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | gelijc | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | gilīk | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | galīk | alike, similar |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
Words derived from “gelijk”