Where does “-gleich” come from?

-gleich (German) comes from German gleich, from Middle High German gelīch, from Old High German gilīh, from Proto-West Germanic galīk, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

-gleich (German): -like; equal in regard to

Definitions

  1. -like; equal in regard to

Ancestry of “-gleich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangleichequal; same; very similar; same; identical
2Middle High Germangelīch—
3Old High Germangilīhequal
4Proto-West Germanicgalīkalike, similar
5Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “-gleich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →