Where does “euresgleichen” come from?
euresgleichen (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.
euresgleichen (German): the likes of you (pl.), someone like you (pl.)
Definitions
- the likes of you (pl.), someone like you (pl.)
Ancestry of “euresgleichen”, step by step
euresgleichen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gleich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gleich | equal; same; very similar; same; identical |
| 2 | Middle High German | gelīch | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gilīh | equal |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | galīk | alike, similar |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
via German eures
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | eures | your plural referring to a masculine or neuter object in the genitive case |