Where does “lik” come from?
lik (Middle English) comes from Old English ġelīc, from Proto-West Germanic galīk, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
lik (Middle English): same, similar, alike
Ancestry of “lik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ġelīc | like, similar; like, alike, similar, equal,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | galīk | alike, similar |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |