Where does “líka” come from?

líka (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse líka, from Proto-Germanic līkāną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

líka (Icelandic): to please, to like; also, too, as well, likewise

Definitions

  1. to please, to like; also, too, as well, likewise

Ancestry of “líka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselíkaalso, likewise
2Proto-Germaniclīkānąto conform, to be of an agreeable kind; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līkāną →Every word from Old Norse líka →