Where does “geliken” come from?

geliken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch gilīkon, from Proto-Germanic galīkōną, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

geliken (Middle Dutch): to appear similar to; to compare to

Definitions

  1. to appear similar to; to compare to

Ancestry of “geliken”, step by step

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

Words derived from “geliken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkōną →