Where does “gleichen” come from?

gleichen (German) comes 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.

gleichen (German): to be like, to equal to, to resemble

Definitions

  1. to be like, to equal to, to resemble

Ancestry of “gleichen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gleichen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ-