Where does “likening” come from?
likening (English) comes from English liken, from Middle English liknen, from Middle English lik, from Old English ġelīc, from Proto-West Germanic galīk, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
likening (English): present participle of liken; The act by which...
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- present participle of liken; The act by which...
Ancestry of “likening”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | liken | To compare; to state that is like |
| 2 | Middle English | liknen | to compare; to be comparable, be equal; to form;... |
| 3 | Middle English | lik | same, similar, alike |
| 4 | Old English | ġelīc | like, similar; like, alike, similar, equal,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | galīk | alike, similar |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |