Where does “lijken” come from?

lijken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch liken, from Old Dutch līcon, from Proto-West Germanic līkēn, from Proto-Germanic līkāną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

lijken (Dutch): to seem, appear; to look like, resemble; to...

Definitions

  1. to seem, appear; to look like, resemble; to...

Ancestry of “lijken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle DutchlikenAlternative form of geliken; to please, to like
2Old Dutchlīconto please
3Proto-West Germaniclīkēnto be pleasing
4Proto-Germaniclīkānąto conform, to be of an agreeable kind; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “lijken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līkāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic līkēn →
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