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Where does “gleichursprünglich” come from?

gleichursprünglich (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.

gleichursprünglich (German): equiprimordial, coöriginal

Definitions

  1. equiprimordial, coöriginal

Ancestry of “gleichursprünglich”, step by step

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