Where does “obgleich” come from?

obgleich (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.

obgleich (German): albeit, even though

Definitions

  1. albeit, even though

Ancestry of “obgleich”, step by step

obgleich 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 ob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanobif, whether; on account of; over, above, on
2Middle High Germanobe—
3Old High Germanobaabove; Alternative form of ibu
4Proto-West Germanic*jabē—
5Proto-Germanicjabaiwhen, if
6Proto-Indo-Europeanē-then, at that time
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