Where does “ongelijkheid” come from?

ongelijkheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch ongelijk, 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.

ongelijkheid (Dutch): inequality

Definitions

  1. inequality

Ancestry of “ongelijkheid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchongelijkunequal, different; uneven, rough, bumpy;...
2Dutchgelijkequal, like, alike; equal, equivalent;...
3Middle Dutchgelijc—
4Old Dutchgilīk—
5Proto-West Germanicgalīkalike, similar
6Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “ongelijkheid”

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