Where does “soortgelijk” come from?

soortgelijk (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.

soortgelijk (Dutch): similar

Definitions

  1. similar

Ancestry of “soortgelijk”, step by step

soortgelijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gelijk

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

via Dutch soort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsoortsort, kind; species
2Middle Dutchsorte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →