Where does “sogleich” come from?

sogleich (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.

sogleich (German): immediately, straight away

Definitions

  1. immediately, straight away

Ancestry of “sogleich”, step by step

sogleich 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 sō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansō—
2Middle High Germansō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →