Where does “gelijken” come from?

gelijken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch geliken, from Old Dutch gilīkon, from Proto-Germanic galīkōną, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

gelijken (Dutch): to resemble

Definitions

  1. to resemble

Ancestry of “gelijken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgelikento appear similar to; to compare to
2Old Dutchgilīkon—
3Proto-Germanicgalīkōnąto be like, to resemble; to make alike, to make...
4Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkōną →