Where does “vergläichen” come from?
vergläichen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish gläichen, from Old High German gilīhhon, from Proto-Germanic galīkōną, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
vergläichen (Luxembourgish): to compare
Ancestry of “vergläichen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | gläichen | to resemble; inflection of gläich:
## strong/weak... |
| 2 | Old High German | gilīhhon | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | galīkōną | to be like, to resemble; to make alike, to make... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |