Where does “zeitgleich” come from?

zeitgleich (German) comes from German -gleich, 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.

zeitgleich (German): at the same time

Definitions

  1. at the same time

Ancestry of “zeitgleich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-gleich-like; equal in regard to
2Germangleichequal; same; very similar; same; identical
3Middle High Germangelīch—
4Old High Germangilīhequal
5Proto-West Germanicgalīkalike, similar
6Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic galīk →
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