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
- to seem, appear; to look like, resemble; to...
Ancestry of “lijken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | liken | Alternative form of geliken; to please, to like |
| 2 | Old Dutch | līcon | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | līkēn | to be pleasing |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | līkāną | to conform, to be of an agreeable kind; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |