Where does “líkur” come from?

líkur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse líkr, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

líkur (Faroese): alike

Definitions

  1. alike

Ancestry of “líkur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselíkrsame, like, equal; alike, resembling; probable,...
2Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
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