Where does “liken” come from?
liken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch līcon, from Proto-West Germanic līkēn, from Proto-Germanic līkāną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
liken (Middle Dutch): Alternative form of geliken; to please, to like
Definitions
- Alternative form of geliken; to please, to like
Ancestry of “liken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | līcon | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | līkēn | to be pleasing |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | līkāną | to conform, to be of an agreeable kind; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
Words derived from “liken”