Where does “gelijkspanning” come from?

gelijkspanning (Dutch) comes from Dutch gelijk, 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.

gelijkspanning (Dutch): direct/continuous voltage

Definitions

direct/continuous voltage

Ancestry of “gelijkspanning”, step by step

gelijkspanning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gelijk

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	gelijk	equal, like, alike; equal, equivalent;...
2	Middle Dutch	gelijc	—
3	Old Dutch	gilīk	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	galīk	alike, similar
5	Proto-Germanic	galīkaz	alike, similar; equal
6	Proto-Indo-European	leyǵ-	to bind, tie

via Dutch spanning

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	spanning	tension; voltage
2	Middle Dutch	spanninge	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic galīk →