Where does “begleichen” come from?

begleichen (German) comes from German gleichen, from Middle High German gelīchen, from Old High German gilīhhon, from Proto-Germanic galīkōną, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

begleichen (German): to pay, to balance; to settle

Definitions

  1. to pay, to balance; to settle

Ancestry of “begleichen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangleichento be like, to equal to, to resemble
2Middle High Germangelīchen—
3Old High Germangilīhhon—
4Proto-Germanicgalīkōnąto be like, to resemble; to make alike, to make...
5Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “begleichen”

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