Where does “liknen” come from?

liknen (Middle English) comes from Middle English lik, from Old English ġelīc, from Proto-West Germanic galīk, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

liknen (Middle English): to compare; to be comparable, be equal; to form;...

Definitions

  1. to compare; to be comparable, be equal; to form;...

Ancestry of “liknen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishliksame, similar, alike
2Old Englishġelīclike, similar; like, alike, similar, equal,...
3Proto-West Germanicgalīkalike, similar
4Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “liknen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic galīk →
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