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Where does “gläichen” come from?

gläichen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German gilīhhon, from Proto-Germanic galīkōną, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

gläichen (Luxembourgish): to resemble; inflection of gläich: ## strong/weak...

Definitions

  1. to resemble; inflection of gläich: ## strong/weak...

Ancestry of “gläichen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangilīhhon—
2Proto-Germanicgalīkōnąto be like, to resemble; to make alike, to make...
3Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “gläichen”

  • vergläichen
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