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

Definitions

  1. to compare

Ancestry of “vergläichen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishgläichento resemble; inflection of gläich: ## strong/weak...
2Old High Germangilīhhon—
3Proto-Germanicgalīkōnąto be like, to resemble; to make alike, to make...
4Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkōną →