Where does “Gleichstellung” come from?

Gleichstellung (German) comes from German gleichstellen, 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.

Gleichstellung (German): equality

Definitions

  1. equality

Ancestry of “Gleichstellung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangleichstellento make equal
2Germangleichequal; same; very similar; same; identical
3Middle High Germangelīch—
4Old High Germangilīhequal
5Proto-West Germanicgalīkalike, similar
6Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “Gleichstellung”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic galīk →