Where does “glieken” come from?

glieken (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German gelîken, from Old Saxon gilīkōn, from Proto-Germanic galīkōną, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

glieken (German Low German): to resemble

Definitions

  1. to resemble

Ancestry of “glieken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangelîken—
2Old Saxongilīkōn—
3Proto-Germanicgalīkōnąto be like, to resemble; to make alike, to make...
4Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkōną →