Where does “gleichwie” come from?
gleichwie (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.
gleichwie (German): just like, just as
Definitions
- just like, just as
Ancestry of “gleichwie”, step by step
gleichwie 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 wie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wie | how; like; as |
| 2 | Middle High German | wie | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwē | how, with what, by what means; instrumental of... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwī | how, with what, by what means; instrumental of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷis | interrogative, relative stem; who, what;... |