Where does “licande” come from?
licande (Middle English) comes from Old English līciende, from Proto-Germanic līkāndz, from Proto-Germanic līkāną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
Ancestry of “licande”, step by step
licande traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English līciende
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | līciende | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | līkāndz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | līkāną | to conform, to be of an agreeable kind; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
via Old English līciġende
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | līciġende | — |