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

  1. Alternative form of geliken; to please, to like

Ancestry of “liken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlīconto please
2Proto-West Germaniclīkēnto be pleasing
3Proto-Germaniclīkānąto conform, to be of an agreeable kind; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “liken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līkāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic līkēn →