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Where does “unlich” come from?

unlich (Middle English) comes from Old English unlīċ, from Proto-Germanic ungalīkaz, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

Ancestry of “unlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishunlīċ—
2Proto-Germanicungalīkazdissimilar, different, unlike
3Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “unlich”

  • unlike
  • unlikeness
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