Where does “gleek” come from?

gleek (Low German) comes from Low German glieken, from Middle Low German gelîken, from Old Saxon gilīkōn, from Proto-Germanic galīkōną, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

gleek (Low German): first-person singular past of glieken

Definitions

  1. first-person singular past of glieken

Ancestry of “gleek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germangliekento resemble
2Middle Low Germangelîken
3Old Saxongilīkōn
4Proto-Germanicgalīkōnąto be like, to resemble; to make alike, to make...
5Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ-
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