Where does “gleichbleibend” come from?

gleichbleibend (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.

gleichbleibend (German): steady, consistent, constant, invariable

Definitions

  1. steady, consistent, constant, invariable

Ancestry of “gleichbleibend”, step by step

gleichbleibend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gleich

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

via German bleibend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbleibendpresent participle of bleiben; permanent,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ-